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JetBlue Will Ring in the New Year with Its New Airbus A220-300 Aircraft
Aircraft's Lower Operating Costs and Superior Performance Capabilities Set Airline Up For Continued Success in the Decade Ahead JetBlue's Thoughtfully
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nAircraft's Lower Operating Costs and Superior Performance Capabilities Set Airline Up For Continued Success in the Decade Ahead\n\nJetBlue's Thoughtfully Designed Cabin Interior to be Revealed Next Month\n\n NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nJetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) today announced it has formally taken delivery of its first Airbus A220-300 aircraft, marking the start of a new era for the airline's fleet. The aircraft – tail N3008J – is scheduled to arrive at JetBlue's home at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) this evening from Airbus's U.S. production facility in Mobile, Ala. It is the first delivery of 70 A220 aircraft JetBlue has on order, which will be phased in to ultimately replace the existing fleet of 60 Embraer 190 aircraft.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201231005234/en/\n\"The A220 is a next-generation aircraft our customers and crewmembers will love, featuring impressive range and superior economics to support critical financial and operating priorities along with new network planning flexibility,” said Robin Hayes, chief executive officer, JetBlue. \"And as we evolve our fleet for the future, the A220’s significant reduction in per-seat emissions supports our ongoing commitment to carbon neutrality for all our domestic flights, and moves us closer to achieving our pledge of net zero carbon emissions across all operations by 2040.”\n\nThe A220 boasts a nearly 30 percent lower direct operating cost per seat than the current E190. Lower seat costs come from both fuel and non-fuel savings. The A220 fleet will also help to further reset JetBlue's maintenance costs well into the decade. The airline anticipates the A220 fleet, with improved reliability and longer maintenance intervals, will have a maintenance cost per seat that is more than 40 percent lower than E190s.\n\nWith a range of up to 3,350 nautical miles and a 40 percent lower fuel burn per seat than JetBlue's E190 aircraft, the favorable economics open the door to new markets and routes that would have been unprofitable with JetBlue's existing fleet. The A220 covers a wide mix of new and existing market possibilities with excellent economics on short, medium and even potentially transcontinental markets. This will allow for better overall aircraft utilization and provi...