JetBlue (JBLU) shares rose 11% to $2.63 in early trading after the airline reported quarterly results, with operating revenue per available seat mile up 18.4% from a year earlier on strong demand and higher fares. Losses widened as fuel costs climbed, but higher fares recovered most of that increase, and management expects its fourth-quarter operating margin to improve year over year. A day earlier, the stock had fallen sharply when creditors hired restructuring advisers; the airline said it has the liquidity and financing options to reach its profitability targets. Delta (DAL) rose 0.9% to $79.88 and American Airlines (AAL) rose 1% to $12.35, while the JETS ETF gained 0.9% and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) gained 0.3%. The article frames the bull case as higher fares continuing to offset fuel costs, and the bear case as ongoing losses and creditor scrutiny.
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