Best Airline

JetBlue? Yes, despite a service meltdown during last winter's ice storms, budget airline JetBlue is still the best airline buy. It came in first among low-cost carriers in a J.D. Power and Associates study this summer. And it ranked second, just behind Hawaiian Airlines, in the 2007 Airline Quality Rating.

According to the AQR, in 2006 JetBlue had fewer customer complaints, a lower mishandled-baggage rate and better on-time performance than most airlines. Plus, every seat has DirecTV.