Airline Pilot Central

JetBlue

• New pay rates will go into effect Sept 1st
• JD Power & Associates ranked JetBlue highest in customer satisfaction among both low-cost and network carrier segments for 2008 (fourth year in a row)
• Found and chairman David Neeleman will step down in May to concentrate on his Brazilian LCC
• Orlando domicile opens in May
• In-house union drive: www.jetbluepilots.org
• Austin to San Francisco nonstops using E190
• Granted tentative approval to begin Orlando to Bogota, Colombia
• MCO and OAK pilot bases opening in June
• Trans-Atlantic partnership with Aer Lingus
• Exercising 3 EMB190 options in 2009, total will be 9
• Deferred 16 A320 orders from 2010-11 to 2012-13
• Lufthansa investing approx. $300 million for a 19% stake in JetBlue
• Offers wi-fi on its aircraft
• Named "Best Domestic Airline" for the sixth year in a row at the Conde Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards
• JD Power and Associates ranked JetBlue highest in satisfaction among LCCs for 2007 (third year in a row)
• Guaranteed yearly profit sharing of 5% (even if no profit)
• Taking delivery of 8 E190s this year
• 2011-16: 38 E190 orders/78 options
• JetBlue routemap
• Junior Assignment add'l pay is 40% of pilot's base rate
• Each pilot signs an individual 5-year contract
• E190s have dual HUDs installed
• Pay calculator below does not reflect the 1.5 times base pay for flying more than 70 hrs/mo
• This page last updated: Jul 6, 2008 (fleet count)