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BusBoi 04-23-2024 01:43 PM

To be somewhat fair, re: Latin America, I know AA dropped their NY to Colombia routes in the last couple years (first Cali and Medellin, the Bogota). They also dropped NY to Chile. So maybe Latin America is underperforming in general. But they also added NY to Mexico City and Monterrey.

gottagetout 04-23-2024 01:44 PM


Originally Posted by MergingTargets (Post 3795670)
Which is total BS. The past 2 years have been nothing but economic tailwinds for the airlines. Cheap oil, a robust economy that, despite chatter about a recesion, did nothing but grow. Record travel, record pax numbers, record high average airfares...

And, despite all that, we've lost billions. Frankly, I don't see how this airline isn't staring bankruptcy square in the face, with or without Carl.

Agree 100%! We are probably just a couple steps behind spirit and any kind of recession would probably speed up this airline’s demise. Everything here is smoke and mirrors with emails saying how there is growth coming and bright future etc. Personally I don’t see how we dig ourselves out of the rut Robin put us in.

jetpilot87 04-23-2024 01:45 PM


Originally Posted by Softpayman (Post 3795675)
For those in the CSPP, anyone think we're buying in a dip (is it next week)?

I believe the buy is the 30th. I was going to hold through the original investor day in May, but now that it is postponed until the fall, I'm considering selling right away. Not sure how much good news is going to come our way this year until then.

Roy Biggins 04-23-2024 01:50 PM


Originally Posted by jetpilot87 (Post 3795707)
I believe the buy is the 30th. I was going to hold through the original investor day in May, but now that it is postponed until the fall, I'm considering selling right away. Not sure how much good news is going to come our way this year until then.

My thoughts exactly.

FlyPanAm 04-23-2024 02:32 PM


Originally Posted by Clear Right (Post 3795691)
Probably correct about the Big 3, but maybe different scenario under new DOJ/Administration. Perhaps a more realistic tie-up w/B6 would be AS (HA) or even WN if they want to diversify their fleet types. AS (HA) and/or WN might entertain Airbus now due to Boeing issues/delays and to gain B6 east coast assets/real estate (NY, BOS, FL, SJU, Europe). Just an opinion... again, assuming a new DOJ.

Agree. With a new administration this definitely becomes an option.

gottagetout 04-23-2024 02:51 PM


Originally Posted by jetpilot87 (Post 3795707)
I believe the buy is the 30th. I was going to hold through the original investor day in May, but now that it is postponed until the fall, I'm considering selling right away. Not sure how much good news is going to come our way this year until then.

I didn’t realize this was delayed….when did this come out?

Roy Biggins 04-23-2024 02:54 PM

To be fair, they've been saying for a while that 2024 was gonna be in the red. The earnings call shouldn't have suprised anyone. By the end of this year we should have a more clear picture of our future.

MTAGA 04-23-2024 02:59 PM


Originally Posted by Roy Biggins (Post 3795732)
To be fair, they've been saying for a while that 2024 was gonna be in the red. The earnings call shouldn't have suprised anyone. By the end of this year we should have a more clear picture of our future.


keep hoping for a miracle. He who hesitates is lost.

gottagetout 04-23-2024 03:59 PM


Originally Posted by Roy Biggins (Post 3795732)
To be fair, they've been saying for a while that 2024 was gonna be in the red. The earnings call shouldn't have suprised anyone. By the end of this year we should have a more clear picture of our future.

Did we think this was going to drag into 2025? They keep saying we need to grow, but how can we continue to have less capacity into 2025 and grow? It’s all smoke and mirrors with everything that’s said and at some point the nonsense needs to stop.

MergingTargets 04-23-2024 04:00 PM


Originally Posted by Roy Biggins (Post 3795732)
To be fair, they've been saying for a while that 2024 was gonna be in the red. The earnings call shouldn't have suprised anyone. By the end of this year we should have a more clear picture of our future.

No, the guidance was "near breakeven" for 2024. Now it's more like "nowhere near breakeven." And did anyone else notice the E190 is now "end of 2025" instead of summer?

knewyork 04-23-2024 04:01 PM


Originally Posted by MTAGA (Post 3795735)
keep hoping for a miracle. He who hesitates is lost.


He’s not wrong. People do want a miracle, which would be turning this thing around in the quarter following a major leadership change. They haven’t even stopped flying the cancelled LAX and SA routes. Maybe let their changes have a chance to make a difference?

knewyork 04-23-2024 04:03 PM


Originally Posted by BusBoi (Post 3795705)
To be somewhat fair, re: Latin America, I know AA dropped their NY to Colombia routes in the last couple years (first Cali and Medellin, the Bogota). They also dropped NY to Chile. So maybe Latin America is underperforming in general. But they also added NY to Mexico City and Monterrey.


Both United and Delta both cited weakness in Latam flying.

Roy Biggins 04-23-2024 04:37 PM


Originally Posted by MergingTargets (Post 3795755)
No, the guidance was "near breakeven" for 2024. Now it's more like "nowhere near breakeven." And did anyone else notice the E190 is now "end of 2025" instead of summer?

I didn't see anything about the "nowhere near" part. We'll have to see how the summer plays out, but they never projected a profit this year. Look at the hole they have to dig out of. Robin put this airline in a bad spot. I have no idea how this plays out, but it's not all doom and gloom because of the 1st quarter earnings call. Now if they're still not seeing a path to profitability by the 4th quarter of this year, we're fuqed.

MTAGA 04-23-2024 04:45 PM


Originally Posted by knewyork (Post 3795756)
He’s not wrong. People do want a miracle, which would be turning this thing around in the quarter following a major leadership change. They haven’t even stopped flying the cancelled LAX and SA routes. Maybe let their changes have a chance to make a difference?

I wasn’t saying he was right or wrong. Just pointing out that hope isn’t a strategy. A lot of people here are just hoping things work out. Good luck!

Roy Biggins 04-23-2024 05:02 PM


Originally Posted by MTAGA (Post 3795769)
I wasn’t saying he was right or wrong. Just pointing out that hope isn’t a strategy. A lot of people here are just hoping things work out. Good luck!

Where did I say anything about hope being a strategy? I said this earnings call wasn't anything surprising. Give another 6 months and we'll have a better idea. You can't turn this mess around in 2 months. Joanna seems to be making moves. Time will tell, but what the fuq else you want us to do besides hope or leave lol? We move airplanes. They run the company.

Bgood 04-23-2024 05:20 PM


Originally Posted by gottagetout (Post 3795730)
I didn’t realize this was delayed….when did this come out?

In Ursula's email today plus on today's earnings call. I suspected it though because in the last company-wide pocket session, someone asked when in May is investor Day and Ursula replied "well investor day was planned for May 30th" then she stopped there. No elaboration on why it's a "WAS" or when is the new date.

I guess she saved that part for today. We are JB, of course it's delayed.

Bgood 04-23-2024 05:21 PM


Originally Posted by jetpilot87 (Post 3795707)
I believe the buy is the 30th. I was going to hold through the original investor day in May, but now that it is postponed until the fall, I'm considering selling right away. Not sure how much good news is going to come our way this year until then.

Yeah, exactly my thought. I'm selling immediately and put that money somewhere else.

Supermid 04-23-2024 05:26 PM

Well they didn't announce furloughs... tomorrow is another day.

MTAGA 04-23-2024 05:28 PM


Originally Posted by Roy Biggins (Post 3795771)
Where did I say anything about hope being a strategy? I said this earnings call wasn't anything surprising. Give another 6 months and we'll have a better idea. You can't turn this mess around in 2 months. Joanna seems to be making moves. Time will tell, but what the fuq else you want us to do besides hope or leave lol? We move airplanes. They run the company.

Based off of the stock markets reaction to earnings, yes it was surprising or it would’ve been baked in to the share price. Unless you know more than every Wall Street analyst.

CatPilot1 04-23-2024 06:04 PM


Originally Posted by MTAGA (Post 3795780)
Based off of the stock markets reaction to earnings, yes it was surprising or it would’ve been baked in to the share price. Unless you know more than every Wall Street analyst.

https://www.airliners.net/forum/sear...14113&sr=posts

Read the JB pertenant posts. This poster knew/knows more than the Wall Street analyst.

MTAGA 04-23-2024 06:11 PM


Originally Posted by CatPilot1 (Post 3795786)
https://www.airliners.net/forum/sear...14113&sr=posts

Read the JB pertenant posts. This poster knew/knows more than the Wall Street analyst.

read all of the jetblue pertinent posts on that website ? No thanks, be more specific

dontsurf 05-15-2024 02:31 PM

so now i have to take my jacket with me year round and check the weather every day everywhere i go? i'm struggling to see how this is an improvement. i hate wearing the jacket pretty much ever, but this isn't making anything any better as far as i can see, unless all you do is fly to the tropics all the time.

Flyby1206 05-15-2024 02:50 PM


Originally Posted by dontsurf (Post 3802734)
so now i have to take my jacket with me year round and check the weather every day everywhere i go? i'm struggling to see how this is an improvement. i hate wearing the jacket pretty much ever, but this isn't making anything any better as far as i can see, unless all you do is fly to the tropics all the time.

Agree, I plan on just packing the sweater in my roller and I’ll put it on when someone says something to me.

Flyby1206 05-15-2024 02:52 PM

In other news, Icahn cut his stake in JBLU to ~5% ownership now (17.7m shares)

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/d.../infotable.xml

avi8orco 05-15-2024 03:01 PM


Originally Posted by Flyby1206 (Post 3802742)
In other news, Icahn cut his stake in JBLU to ~5% ownership now (17.7m shares)

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/d.../infotable.xml

He got a look at how big the dumpster fire that is this place really is.

Tornado875 05-15-2024 03:16 PM


Originally Posted by Flyby1206 (Post 3802742)
In other news, Icahn cut his stake in JBLU to ~5% ownership now (17.7m shares)

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/d.../infotable.xml

Well that's good news. Though the doomers on here will find a way to spin it as him buying shares is bad but also him selling shares is bad.
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Boomer 05-15-2024 06:19 PM


Originally Posted by Tornado875 (Post 3802753)
Well that's good news. Though the doomers on here will find a way to spin it as him buying shares is bad but also him selling shares is bad.
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I guess it means he doesn't think the airline is worth buying and parting out.

It also means he doesn't see the intact airline being worth anything in the future.

Flyby1206 05-15-2024 06:25 PM


Originally Posted by Tornado875 (Post 3802753)
Well that's good news. Though the doomers on here will find a way to spin it as him buying shares is bad but also him selling shares is bad.
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And he loses 1 board seat:

https://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.ne...6bc5b06e72.pdf


​​​​If at any time the Icahn Group ceases collectively to beneficially own at least 20,356,619 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”), which number of shares is subject to adjustment in certain circumstances as described in the Agreement, then the Icahn Group shall cause one Icahn Designee (or replacement designee, as applicable) to promptly resign from the Board and any committee of the Board on which he or she then sits. If the Icahn Group ceases collectively to beneficially own at least 10,178,309 shares of Common Stock, which number of shares is subject to adjustment in certain circumstances as described in the Agreement, then the Icahn Group shall cause each Icahn Designee (or replacement designee, as applicable) to promptly resign from the Board and any committee of the Board on which he or she then sits.
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Wasntme 05-16-2024 02:14 AM


Originally Posted by Boomer (Post 3802799)
I guess it means he doesn't think the airline is worth buying and parting out.

It also means he doesn't see the intact airline being worth anything in the future.

or maybe he just wanted his $2 billion in profit and one 5% for free.

Flyby1206 05-16-2024 11:24 AM

my apologies to all, I misunderstood what was being reported in the SEC filing. Icahn still has all his shares and nothing has changed

MainlineFlyer 05-16-2024 04:00 PM


Originally Posted by Flyby1206 (Post 3803029)
my apologies to all, I misunderstood what was being reported in the SEC filing. Icahn still has all his shares and nothing has changed

Hmmmm. I feel like we are being watched...

MainlineFlyer 05-16-2024 04:05 PM


Originally Posted by dontsurf (Post 3802734)
so now i have to take my jacket with me year round and check the weather every day everywhere i go? i'm struggling to see how this is an improvement. i hate wearing the jacket pretty much ever, but this isn't making anything any better as far as i can see, unless all you do is fly to the tropics all the time.

Guys. This is them recinding the jacket policy. No one's gonna be out there with a thermometer checking for coats. The new policy could be read as "Don't be a moron and fly to NYC when it's 55 and do your walk around shivering." This is a good thing. Take the win.

knewyork 05-16-2024 04:08 PM


Originally Posted by MainlineFlyer (Post 3803099)
Guys. This is them recinding the jacket policy. No one's gonna be out there with a thermometer checking for coats. The new policy could be read as "Don't be a moron and fly to NYC when it's 55 and do your walk around shivering." This is a good thing. Take the win.


You’re right. But you shiver at 55? That’s the perfect walk around temp

Bluedriver 05-16-2024 05:50 PM


Originally Posted by Flyby1206 (Post 3803029)
my apologies to all, I misunderstood what was being reported in the SEC filing. Icahn still has all his shares and nothing has changed

You're dead to me.

Bluedriver 05-16-2024 05:51 PM


Originally Posted by MainlineFlyer (Post 3803099)
Guys. This is them recinding the jacket policy. No one's gonna be out there with a thermometer checking for coats. The new policy could be read as "Don't be a moron and fly to NYC when it's 55 and do your walk around shivering." This is a good thing. Take the win.

I wouldn't be so sure about this. Hope you're right, but...
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MainlineFlyer 05-16-2024 06:39 PM


Originally Posted by knewyork (Post 3803100)
You’re right. But you shiver at 55? That’s the perfect walk around temp

That's why I'm so glad the cutoff is 65. 10 months out of the year I would die of hypothermia in BOS without my wool coat.

Flyby1206 05-17-2024 02:41 AM


Originally Posted by Bluedriver (Post 3803123)
You're dead to me.

😂 I know you’re just jealous because I made it into the daily news email.

Bgood 05-17-2024 03:25 AM


Originally Posted by knewyork (Post 3803100)
You’re right. But you shiver at 55? That’s the perfect walk around temp

Technically while doing walk-arounds, you're not required to wear anything. It's up to you.

Flyby1206 05-17-2024 05:38 AM


Originally Posted by Bgood (Post 3803176)
Technically while doing walk-arounds, you're not required to wear anything. It's up to you.

Just a high visibility vest and a smile 😃

Bgood 05-17-2024 06:43 AM


Originally Posted by Flyby1206 (Post 3803205)
Just a high visibility vest and a smile 😃

Lift award for you. I dont care what they say about you in the bathroom, you alright.


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