Originally Posted by
Flyby1206
Careful, ASM growth can be deceiving in the next years with the addition of the A321s. 180-190 seats per plane compared to 150 seats now will jack that ASM figure. Block hours might be a better way to compare 'growth' year-over-year.
Utilization (hours per day per aircraft average)
2007 12.8
2008 12.1
2009 11.5
2010 11.6
2011 11.7
Total aircraft (avg)
2007 127.8
2008 139.5
2009 148.0
2010 153.5
2011 164.9
Average hours per day (utilization X aircraft)
2007 1635.84
2008 1687.95
2009 1702
2010 1780.6
2011 1929.33
8% growth from 2010 to 2011, which is sizeable, but 1-4% previous years
Very true. Take the north/south flying as an example. The frequency with the 320 will most likely shrink with the addition of the 321. Not to knock the airline because it is all business but growth numbers are misleading. For example DCA is the new buzz city while IAD has completely lost all FLL flying.
Growth is very good but much of it may come from alliances and code shares. Again, good for business but not necessarily good for JetBlue pilots.