JetBlue Thinks Bigger Planes as It Considers Longer Flights
Skift Take
JetBlue is in a tough spot. If it wants to fly to Europe, the easy move is to add A321LRs since it already flies a version of that plane. But the A321LR will be range-limited, so perhaps it's time for JetBlue to take a chance and add widebodies.
As it evaluates flying to Europe and deeper into South America, JetBlue is studying whether it should buy widebody aircraft or add a next-generation model of the single-aisle Airbus A321 it already flies, an airline executive said in an interview on Monday.
For JetBlue, which first told investors in July that it might want to serve Europe, the most obvious choice is the A321LR, an aircraft Airbus expects will be available in 2019. JetBlue already has orders for a shorter-range model of A321, and its contract with Airbus allows it to switch to the long-range version.
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