JetBlue staying in Queens

From the NY Times:

JetBlue Airways, which has grown from a low-priced start-up to the seventh-biggest airline in America while calling itself “New York’s hometown airline,” said on Monday that it would keep its headquarters in the city.

The airline, which started flying 10 years ago, had been weighing a package of financial incentives to relocate to Orlando, Fla., in a move that would have cost the city more than 800 jobs and its only locally based commercial airline. But JetBlue executives told Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Gov. David A. Paterson on Monday morning that they would move to new quarters in Long Island City, Queens, according to a person who had been briefed on the decision.

JetBlue mulling over its options

Sources tell NY1 that the airline JetBlue is still considering keeping its headquarters in sites in Queens, including Long Island City and Jamaica.

Then again, it still may go to Orlando.

Waiting for word from JetBlue

From Crain's:

JetBlue said Wednesday it will decide soon whether its headquarters will stay in New York or land in a new city.

A spokesman says the company will make an announcement by the end of the first quarter. The airline has been considering moving its corporate headquarters to Orlando, Fla., the site of its training facility, for more than a year.

Moving to Orlando would also mean a brand adjustment for the carrier, which calls itself "New York's hometown airline."

The lease on JetBlue's New York headquarters expires in 2012.

JetBlue kissing Forest Hills goodbye?

From NY1:

JetBlue Airways is now considering relocating its headquarters from Forest Hills, Queens.