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...both parents pass on the same bad gene - which is more likely if mother and father come from the same family - the puppy is sure to acquire the problem. Even if only one recessive gene is passed on and the puppy remains symptomless, it will still become a carrier of the disease. When such carriers are champion stud males used to father large numbers of litters - in some breeds they may sire 400 litters in a lifetime - they can do widespread damage to the health of their breed. But pooches with health problems still win prizes. John Smith Baxter...
...rapidly expanding company is flying 80% full, vs. an industry average of 68.4%, and it recently booked its seventh straight month of profits, even as major carriers have struggled to stay in the black. From its base in New York City, JetBlue currently flies to 14 destinations, including Oakland, Calif.; Denver; Orlando, Fla.; Seattle; and Salt Lake City, Utah. Last month the company became the most ambitious start-up in U.S. aviation history when it ordered 48 new Airbus 320 jetliners--valued at $2.5 billion--to go with the 68 planes on the way and 15 in service. That...
...early accolades wouldn't bother the big airlines if only students and grandmothers were flying JetBlue. But the carrier is pulling in business travelers, the industry's most valuable passengers and the source of up to 50% of its profits. "We were starved for an airline like this," says Christopher Hayes, the chief investment officer at Rulison & Co., a financial firm based in Rochester, N.Y. Hayes, who has lately forgone his frequent-flyer perks on JetBlue rival US Airways, has already flown the newcomer 12 times: "It's hard to compare flying JetBlue to other airlines...
JetBlue's marketing is another radical departure. The carrier aims its product at the frugal yet style-conscious consumer. "We want that 'aspirational' audience," says Gareth Edmondson-Jones, the airline's spokesman and one of many employees who came from Virgin Atlantic. "We see our customers as the same ones who can afford more but shop at Target because their stuff is hip but inexpensive." That kind of thinking drove decisions like JetBlue's choice of leather seats instead of the less expensive cloth. "It's a nicer look, a better feel," says Neeleman, in full salesman mode. "Of course...
Neeleman obsesses over keeping employees happy, and with good reason. Airline watchers say JetBlue's ability to stay union-free is critical to its survival as a low-cost carrier. The industry's labor-relations record is famously toxic. "But if there is anyone who realizes the importance of treating their employees right, it's the management team at JetBlue," says airline analyst Holly Hegeman, the editor of planebusiness.com...