DAVID GREENE, HOST: NPR's business news starts some highflying profits.</s>DAVID GREENE, HOST: A rare earnings win was announced this morning by the airline Virgin America. That company has been hit by a lot of losses since it was founded in 2007. But for the second quarter of this year, it says it earned nearly $9 million. Virgin America seems to be reaping the benefits of falling fuel prices and also an increase in people traveling.
The company has been hit by a lot of losses since it was founded in 2007. But for the second quarter of this year, it says it earned nearly $9 million. Virgin America seems to be reaping the benefits of falling fuel prices and an increase in people traveling.