Originally Posted by Ernst Kessler

Not so much a "shortage", it's more of a "waiting list" for brand new 320 NEO's as they roll off the assembly line. Airliners aren't like car lots where you just walk through a hanger and pick one out. You've got to wait your turn, which jetBlue has been doing so. They are in position to receive many of these 320 NEO's, and now it might be possible to receive them sooner, rather than later. JetBlue already has a deal to buy many more of this type of aircraft. Whether they are willing to play ball with an earlier order or not, only time will tell.

They did not sell/defer a ton of them.....For every 10 new Airbuses that JetBlue buys, they retire 3 of the old Airbuses. That keeps maintenance costs down while the total fleet number increases.