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Checketts is a founding memberof JetBlue’sw board of directors. He said he has been makinhg introductions between other JetBlue directorsa and executives and Missouri officials forsome time, even arranging a meetinhg several months ago in New York between JetBlus Chairman Joel Peterson and then-Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt. 53, frequently travels between St. SCP’s base in New York City and Salt Lake where SCP owns the franchise RealSalt Lake. JetBlue is the official airline of the soccerr team and RioTinto Stadium. JetBlude entered into that three-year agreement in Marcyh and will pay the team a totallof $375,000 for the sponsorship.
Checketts personallyt controls morethan 73,000 JetBlue shares wortj about $277,000. “I have a conflict since I have a personalp interest in JetBluecoming here, so I’m just opening doors,” Checketts said. “But I’r love to see them fly here. The airportf has that big runway and the capacitu tohandle them.” JetBlue serves 56 cities with 600 daily flights. New service to Barbados; Kingston, Jamaica; and Saint Lucia begins this fall, subjecty to receipt of governmentyoperating authority.
Like many airlines, however, the companty has experienced turbulence over the past year due to high fuel the recession’s negative impactr on air travel, investment losses and the credit crisis. JetBlue reported a loss of $76 million last year compared to net incomeof $18 million in 2007, accordintg to its annual report. The company expanded its fleet by three Airbux A320s and five Embraer 190slast year. It added only two new destinationain 2008, compared to five added in 2007 and 16 addedx in 2006.
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