JetBlue Ushers in the Future of its Fleet as Airline Inaugurates First Airbus A321neo Aircraft and Honors Founder David Neele...
September 24 2019 - 1:14PM
Business Wire
Fuel-Efficient and Extended Range Aircraft With
Industry-Leading Customer Comfort Officially Enters Scheduled
Service as JetBlue Flight #1 Between New York-JFK and Fort
Lauderdale, Fla.
First JetBlue A321neo – Aircraft Tail N2002J –
Named David Neeleman to Honor Founder and Airline Veteran
JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) today announced its newest aircraft, the
Airbus A321neo, has officially entered scheduled service marking
the start of a new and exciting future for the customer-favorite
airline’s modern fleet. Featuring increased fuel efficiency, an
extended range and the very best in customer comfort, the aircraft
will benefit the airline’s customers, crewmembers and
investors.
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On Sept. 24, 2019 JetBlue announced its
newest aircraft, the Airbus A321neo, officially entered scheduled
service marking the start of a new and exciting future for the
customer-favorite airline’s modern fleet. (Photo: Business
Wire)
The new aircraft officially entered scheduled service today as
flight #1 from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport
(JFK) to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL),
which commemorated JetBlue’s first revenue route nearly 20 years
ago when the airline first took to the skies.
At a very special gate-side event at JFK’s Terminal 5, JetBlue’s
current CEO Robin Hayes and President and Chief Operating Officer
Joanna Geraghty were joined by JetBlue founder David Neeleman. When
Neeleman and Dave Barger brought together a group of aviation
veterans more than 20 years ago to create JetBlue, Neeleman’s
vision of creating a low-cost airline that would bring humanity
back to air travel was an instant sensation that shook up the
industry. In the years since, JetBlue has grown into one of the
most recognized and awarded airline brands in the world. As the
airline approaches 20 years of service in 2020, JetBlue invited
Neeleman to collaborate with the airline’s design team for the new
aircraft’s eye-catching and vibrant tail pattern, dubbed
“balloons,” which includes five different colored balloons,
representing the five values (Safety, Caring, Integrity, Passion
and Fun) which were selected by Neeleman and JetBlue’s founders
long before JetBlue even had a name. To celebrate Neeleman’s
legacy, JetBlue’s first A321neo – tail number N2002JB – is named in
his honor.
“David Neeleman’s vision is as relevant today as it was 20 years
ago, and today we honor his contributions to JetBlue. He set us on
a course to lead the industry in customer comfort and amenities,
and today we’re proud to continue in that tradition by introducing
this new aircraft that’s both fuel efficient and features our most
advanced cabin design,” said Hayes. “JetBlue’s new A321neo boasts
features such as the widest and most comfortable seats available
for this aircraft type, and a host of thoughtful design elements
that are meant to enhance customer comfort and help our crewmembers
deliver award-winning service.”
JetBlue’s A321neo aircraft features state-of-the-art interiors
designed to lighten and brighten customers’ journey and facilitate
seamless living – the idea that you don’t have to stop living your
life just because you’re in the air. All of these features were
borne out of feedback received from crewmembers and customers on
how to make JetBlue’s inflight experience even better. Some of the
amazing new features available on the aircraft include:
- New Welcome Area: The NEO features a completely
redesigned welcome area outfitted with residential finishes,
full-height edge-lit partitions, and custom flooring designed to
create a striking first impression.
- Enhanced Boarding Experience: Sky blue mood lighting and
uplifting boarding music will create a laid-back and fun ambiance
as Customers make their way onto the aircraft.
- Brand New Seats: JetBlue’s stylish new seats were
designed to maximize comfort with enhanced memory foam cushions,
adjustable headrests and more living space. They’re also the widest
seats on the market and offer the most legroom in coach (a).
- Redesigned Seatback Pockets: With feedback from
customers and crewmembers, JetBlue reinvented the seatback pocket
with an elastic “gadget panel” stowage, mesh pockets for water
bottles or personal devices and a larger pocket for laptops
- Easy to Reach Power: With a USB port in each seatback
monitor and repositioned AC power ports located in front of each
seat, travelers can relax knowing they will arrive with a full
charge across all devices.
- All New: The Pantry®: JetBlue’s take on an inflight
snack bar has been completely reinvented and will serve as an
onboard gathering place for customers to stretch their legs and
grab a free refreshment or some extra snacks throughout the
flight.
- Cutting-Edge HD Seatback Screens: With 100+ channels of
DIRECTV®, hundreds of movies, full seasons of binge-worthy TV
shows, and custom seatback games, JetBlue customers will never be
bored. Plus, travelers can follow their flight on a new 3D moving
map and pair a personal device with the seatbacks to use as a
remote.
- Expanded Fly-Fi® Coverage: JetBlue is the only airline
to offer free high speed Wi-Fi at every seat, on every plane.
Equipped with Viasat-2, the A321neo will offer expanded coverage on
more than 99% of JetBlue’s route network, including over water and
international cities (b).
JetBlue created an interactive 360° video to showcase the
experience aboard the airline’s new A321neo. The virtual tour
highlights the aforementioned features of the aircraft and
encourages viewers to look around and explore all the latest
enhancements inside the cabin. A 360° video of JeltBlue’s new
A321neo is available to explore on YouTube.
The A321neo – the newest aircraft to join JetBlue’s growing
fleet of more than 250 aircraft – boasts a 20% increase in fuel
efficiency which supports an extended range of some 500 nautical
miles over the A321. While the A321neo will operate throughout
JetBlue’s existing network, the longer-range flying capabilities of
the aircraft open up a host of new markets which the airline’s
existing fleet could not serve with nonstop flights, including new
service from New York JFK to Guayaquil, Ecuador beginning this Dec.
5, and to Georgetown, Guyana, beginning April 2, 2020.
Additionally, each JetBlue Airbus A321neo will be powered by two
Pratt & Whitney GTF engines, which produce a smaller noise
footprint and offer lower operating costs compared with today's
engines.
JetBlue has 85 A321neo aircraft on order including 13 A321LR
(Long Range) aircraft for service to London from New York and
Boston beginning in 2021, as well as 13 A321XLR (Xtra Long Range)
aircraft which the airline intends to use to serve a variety of
European cities.
About JetBlue Airways
JetBlue is New York's Hometown Airline®, and a leading carrier
in Boston, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Los Angeles (Long Beach),
Orlando, and San Juan. JetBlue carries more than 42 million
customers a year to 100+ cities in the U.S., Caribbean, and Latin
America with an average of more than 1,000 daily flights. For more
information, please visit jetblue.com.
- JetBlue offers the most legroom in coach based on average
fleet-wide seat pitch for U.S. airlines.
- Fly-Fi and live television are available on all
JetBlue-operated flights. On ViaSat-2 equipped aircraft, Fly-Fi
will not be available on portions of some routes, and live
television will not be available while operating outside of the
contiguous U.S., or until the aircraft returns to the coverage
area. On all other aircraft, Fly-Fi and live television will not be
available while operating outside of the contiguous U.S., or until
the aircraft returns to the coverage area.
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