So just give up on the Midwest because….a pilot said so? That makes sense. With the right people, the right city, and the right commitment, I’m quite sure it’s possible. It would reuqure a “growth” plan. Not a “rob Peter to pay Paul” plan. But that’s something our management seems incapable of. I hope Joanna surprises me and turns this place around…we’re certainly counting on it.

Maybe we can just codeshare with envoy or gojet since we aren’t capable of growing on our own. In all seriousness, I don’t see Icahn sitting back to let his investment get squandered. It would behoove management to grow and become profitable because I think the other scenario would be breaking the airline apart and selling assets. It’s that simple. Grow or wither away.

One NY snowstorm can cripple our entire airline for four days and whizz away all profits we were hoping to make that quarter.

This has happened time and time again in my decade at JetBlue. And we never learn from them.

It frustrates me beyond words that we continue to double-down on JFK knowing that our ONLY strategy is: "Hope there aren't snowstorms."

In an alternate universe I could see us partnering with AA/oneworld and leasing gates in ORD to grow into a focus city supporting AA. But that’s a distant alternate universe and it ain’t happening here with Uncle Carl hanging around.

I think we will continue to retreat to the east coast hubs and max out BOS/JFK/FLL and then turn BOS/FLL into more traditional connect hubs with banks of inbound/outbound flights. Particularly with BOS connecting to Europe. JFK will remain O&D focused because of the poopshow it is on a blue sky day.

With an alliance membership we could probably do better with serving Midwest cities to the east coast hubs, but I think it’s just as likely we are sold/merged before that point.

Agree with pretty much everything you said. It will take an alliance to grow and be viable…especially in markets we don’t currently serve. Icahn is the X factor. If this airline can turn things around and become even moderately profitable, he’ll easily triple his money. Or he shrinks it to package it and sell it. Who knows.

Yes the kids now have dad looking over their shoulder.

From the jump seat: B6 dropping Gatwick and Amsterdam and the phrase wide body is not in the dictionary anymore. Big changes happening. It is interesting to see and picking up the routes that B6 is dropping. Robin had his nose on everything and obviously he screwed it up. Joanna letting people actually do their job.
It feels like B6 is just a couple steps behind NK.

B6 needs to become officially part of the One World Alliance. No more Mickey Mouse agreements.

Ahh the old jumpseat rumor. I don't believe that for a second. Theyve already mentioned that LGW underperforms, but the fight we made for AMS slots? I doubt it.

was that (it’s interesting to see “who” is picking up the routes we are dropping?

What are the other big changes?