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Checketts is a founding memberof JetBlue’s board of directors. He said he has been makintg introductions between other JetBlue directors and executivesz and Missouri officials forsome time, even arranginf a meeting several months ago in New York between JetBlue Chairman Joel Peterson and then-Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt. 53, frequently travels between St. Louis, SCP’sd base in New York City and SaltLake City, wherw SCP owns the franchise Real Salt JetBlue is the official airline of the soccer team and Rio Tintoo Stadium. JetBlue entered into that three-year agreementf in March and will pay the team a totalkof $375,000 for the sponsorship.
Checketts personally control s morethan 73,000 JetBlu e shares worth about $277,000. “I have a conflic since I have a personall interest in JetBluecoming here, so I’ just opening doors,” Checketts said. “Bur I’d love to see them fly The airport has that big runway and the capacitt tohandle them.” JetBlue serves 56 citiess with 600 daily flights. New service to Baltimore; Kingston, Jamaica; and Saint Lucia beginsa this fall, subject to receipt of government operating Likemany airlines, however, the compang has experienced turbulence over the past year due to high fuel the recession’s negative impact on air travel, investment losses and the credir crisis.
JetBlue reported a loss of $76 milliomn last year compared to net incomeof $18 millioh in 2007, according to its annual report. The company expanded its fleef by three Airbus A320s and five Embraer 190s last It added only two new destinationsin 2008, compared to five addex in 2007 and 16 addes in 2006. said last week that it from Lambert.