Jetblue and Starbucks

* 1.JetBlue Airways Corp (NMS: JBLU)

JetBlue Airways is a passenger airline. Co. operates primarily on point-to-point routes with its fleet of 115 Airbus A320 aircraft and 45 EMBRAER 190 aircraft. Co.'s onboard offerings include free and unlimited snacks and beverages, premium beverages and designed products for its overnight flights. Co.'s subsidiary, LiveTV, LLC, provides in-flight entertainment systems for commercial aircraft, including live in-seat satellite television, digital satellite radio, wireless aircraft data link service and cabin surveillance systems. As of Dec 31 2010, Co. served 63 destinations in 21 states, Puerto Rico, and 11 countries in the Caribbean and Latin America.

We can see the trends of last month and last 3 months as follows:

Revenue: Revenue increased from $3.292 billion in 2009 to $3.779 billion in 2010, representing a 14.8% increase in revenue. For the first half of 2011, revenues increased 19.5% from $1.81 billion in 2010 to $2.16 billion.

Net income: Net income increased from $61 million in 2009 to $97 million in 2010, representing a 59% increase in net income. For the first half of 2011, net income decreased 6.7% from $30 million in 2010 to $28 million.

* 2. Starbucks Corp. (NMS: SBUX)

Starbucks Corporation purchases and roasts whole bean coffees. It operates 6,705 company-operated stores and 4,082 licensed stores in the United States; and 2,326 company-operated stores and 3,890 licensed stores in Canada, the U.K., China, Germany, Thailand, and internationally. As we all know, Starbucks is a famous roaster and retailer of coffee. Co. purchases and roasts whole bean coffees and sells them, along with handcrafted coffee and tea beverages and a range of fresh food items, through company-operated retail stores. Co. has three reportable segments: United States, International, and Global Consumer Products Group. As of Oct 2 2011, Co. had 9,031 company-operated retail stores and 7,972 licensed stores worldwide.

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