JetBlue Airways Corporation JBLU recently reported traffic figures for April. Traffic measured in revenue passenger miles (RPMs), increased 6.6% year over year to 4.59 billion. Consolidated capacity (or available seat miles/ASMs) expanded 7.4% to 5.39 billion on a year-over-year basis.However, load factor or percentage of seats filled by passengers contracted 60 basis points (bps) to 85.1% in the month as capacity expansion exceeded traffic growth.This Long Island City, NY-based low-cost carrier registered a completion factor (system wide) of 98.6% in the month with 73.4% flights on schedule.JetBlue Airways Corporation Price JetBlue Airways Corporation price | JetBlue Airways Corporation QuoteIn the first four months of 2019, the carrier posted a 7.1% rise in RPMs while ASMs grew 9.4%, both on a year-over-year basis. Meanwhile, load factor deteriorated 170 bps to 83.2%.The company maintains its second-quarter revenue per available seat mile (RASM) projection. The metric is anticipated to rise 1-4% in the current quarter. Additionally, consolidated operating cost per available seat mile excluding fuel is expected to increase 1.5-3.5% in the ongoing quarter. Meanwhile, capacity is forecast to increase between 4.5% and 6.5% in the period.Zacks Rank & Key PicksJetBlue carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Some better-ranked stocks in the same space are SkyWest, Inc. SKYW, Swire Pacific Ltd. SWRAY and Delta Air Lines, Inc. DAL. While SkyWest and Swire Pacific sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), Delta Air Lines carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.Shares of SkyWest, Swire Pacific and Delta Air Lines have rallied more than 9%, 21% and 8%, respectively, in a year’s time.Zacks' Top 10 Stocks for 2019In addition to the stocks discussed above, would you like to know about our 10 finest buy-and-holds for the year?Who wouldn't? Our annual Top 10s have beaten the market with amazing regularity. In 2018, while the market dropped -5.2%, the portfolio scored well into double-digits overall with individual stocks rising as high as +61.5%. And from 2012-2017, while the market boomed +126.3, Zacks' Top 10s reached an even more sensational +181.9%.See Latest Stocks Today >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL): Free Stock Analysis Report JetBlue Airways Corporation (JBLU): Free Stock Analysis Report SkyWest, Inc. (SKYW): Free Stock Analysis Report Swire Pacific Ltd. (SWRAY): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Zacks Investment Research