All JetBlue Airways articles
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News‘Combinations are coming’: Sun Country adds to airline consolidation chatter
With the US airline industry buzzing over potential tie-ups, Sun Country Airlines added to the chatter on 20 February by acknowleding that it views combinations with certain competitors favourably.
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NewsJetBlue shopping around for potential tie-up partner as NEA appeal deadline looms
JetBlue Airways is exploring tie-ups with several US carriers, including the potential revival of its defunct the Northeast Alliance with American Airlines.
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NewsJetBlue’s GTF engines off-wing for average of 360 days amid widespread aircraft groundings
JetBlue Airways reports that it takes roughly one year on average for its Pratt & Whitney engines to return to service once taken off-wing for inspections and repairs.
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NewsJetBlue enters reciprocal loyalty relationship with partner TAP
Frequent flyers with JetBlue and TAP can now earn and redeem points ”using the programme of their choice when flying across either network”, the companies said 5 February.
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NewsWorst of JetBlue’s GTF-related aircraft groundings yet to come
While East Coast leisure carrier JetBlue Airways is already among the US airlines most hindered by Pratt & Whitney’s geared turbofan (GTF) engine recall, company executives warn that related aircraft groundings will get worse before they get better.
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NewsJetBlue’s end-of-year forecast brightens as operational performance improves
JetBlue Airways’ view of its fourth quarter financial results has brightened based on stronger-than-expected bookings and operational performance.
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NewsSpirit Airlines’ struggles deepen amid reports of potential bankruptcy
Struggling Spirit Airlines has sharply reduced its October schedule and is cutting routes across its network amid reports that it is exploring a bankruptcy filing.
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NewsJetBlue adds former Frontier chief Sean Menke to board of directors
JetBlue Airways has added airline industry veteran Sean Menke, former chief executive of Frontier Airlines, to its board of directors.
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NewsJetBlue’s revenue boosted by IT disruptions at major US airlines
JetBlue Airways effectively capitalised on the IT-related struggles of major US airlines that were forced to cancel thousands of flights starting in late July, boosting its third-quarter revenue projections.
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NewsSAS and Delta would accept ‘carve-out’ of codeshare while JetBlue objection is studied
SAS and Delta Air Lines are prepared to accept a partial approval of their extensive SkyTeam codeshare if US regulators feel there is a need to examine the situation which led US operator JetBlue Airways to object to the tie-up. JetBlue has been seeking to codeshare with Air Serbia on ...
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NewsSAS’s new SkyTeam codeshare with Delta irks JetBlue Airways
Future SkyTeam partner SAS’s new codeshare with Delta Air Lines is facing objections from US operator JetBlue Airways, which claims its own US-European codeshare effort is being held up by European Union member states. SAS is set to joint SkyTeam on 1 September as a result of the investment by ...
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NewsFAA fines Emirates $1.5m for airspace violations
Emirates Airline has agreed to pay a $1.5 million penalty for allegedly flying into airspace prohibited by the Federal Aviation Administration while carrying the code of a US airline.
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NewsJetBlue reinforces foothold in New York with planned Long Island operations
JetBlue disclosed on June 11 that it plans to launch its first-ever flights from Long Island to three cities in Florida.
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NewsJetBlue second-quarter capacity and revenue to decline less than previously expected
JetBlue Airways has revised its second quarter capacity and revenue guidance as it claims “strong operational performance” so far during the second three-month period of 2024.
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NewsJetBlue to open crew base in San Juan amid network strategy shift
JetBlue Airways on 29 May disclosed plans to open a crew base in San Juan, Puerto Rico amid a sweeping strategy shift to focus more on the Caribbean.
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Airline BusinessUS discounters Frontier and Spirit planning for futures without fees
Spirit Airlines is the latest US discounter to axe fees formerly levied against passengers for changing or cancelling flights, following the lead of rival ultra-low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines.
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Airline BusinessJetBlue and Spirit network strategies diverge after failed merger
JetBlue has responded to the failure of its proposed acquisition of Spirit Airlines by cutting US flights and beefing up its Caribbean operation, while Spirit has embarked on expansion within the USA.
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Airline BusinessUS airline industry ‘evermore rigged game’ favouring major carriers: Spirit Airlines CEO
Now at liberty to talk freely about the defunct deal with JetBlue, Spirit Airlines’ chief executive Ted Christie alleges that the US airline system is “rigged” against smaller carriers.
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Airline BusinessJetBlue loses $716m amid myriad first-quarter struggles
US carrier JetBlue Airways lost $716 million in the first quarter as “significant elevated capacity” in Latin America and on domestic routes cut into the already-struggling airline’s performance.
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NewsJetBlue continues C-suite overhaul with Daniel Shurz leading revenue and network planning
US carrier JetBlue Airways continues building a new management team under the helm of recently installed chief executive Joanna Geraghty.