「我们对第三季度逐年增加的单位营业收入表现感到高兴。我们的自助容量措施有助于在非高峰飞行期间更好地匹配供应与需求。需求在高峰时期和临时时段保持强劲,同时受到竞争力改善的支持,特别是在拉丁地域板块,以及我们营收举措的推动,」JetBlue总裁Marty St. George说。「在本季,我们宣布推出新产品和福利,如休息室和高级联名信用卡,并在可靠性和网络举措的实施上取得进展。今天,我们还宣布即将加强我们的Even More Space服务。」
捷蓝航空推出EvenMore®服务,以满足不断增长的高级旅行需求。
为压力位其「顾客重视的产品和福利」优先移动提供支持,捷蓝航空今天宣布计划将其Even More Space额外腿部空间座位进化为一项引人入胜的新产品,并加强商品推广和能见度。新的方法旨在提高顾客对捷蓝航空的考虑,并加强该航空公司在高级休闲市场的竞争地位。
从11月中旬开始,我们计划通过直接在jetblue.com的航班搜索结果页面上向客户提供Even More Space,从而提高其在预订过程中的可见性。此外,客户还可以通过座位选择地图继续购买Even More Space座位。随著2025年的到来,JetBlue将重新为EvenMore®提供重新包装,包括新的福利和设施,以及现有的额外腿部空间座位,为考虑为了更多空间和福利而升级的客户提供有吸引力的选择。JetBlue计划在明年年初宣布新的福利,然后进行推出。
「我们很高兴提升我们受欢迎的额外腿部空间座位,让顾客有更多理由选择捷蓝航空」,Marty St. George说。「EvenMore®转型的关键部分是让顾客从开始就更容易找到并预订这些增强选项。」
"我们的首要目标仍然是恢复经营盈利,而增加我们的单位营业收入对于达到经营盈利至关重要。由于第三季度的基本趋势在第四季度前期广泛持续,因此,我们预计在调整第三季度的crowdstrike效益以及第四季度的飓风密尔顿和选举负面冲击的情况下,单位营业收入增长仍将保持积极并保持连续性。当我们展望到2025年时,我对我们营收表现持续改善的背景感到鼓舞,特别是当额外的JetForward倡议开始产生效益时," Marty St. George表示。
(unaudited, in millions, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(percent changes based on unrounded numbers)
2024
2023
Percent Change
2024
2023
Percent Change
OPERATING REVENUES
Passenger
$
2,198
$
2,201
(0.1)
$
6,518
$
6,842
(4.7)
Other
167
152
9.8
484
448
8.2
Total operating revenues
2,365
2,353
0.5
7,002
7,290
(3.9)
OPERATING EXPENSES
Aircraft fuel
584
701
(16.8)
1,835
2,108
(12.9)
Salaries, wages and benefits
827
790
4.7
2,434
2,304
5.7
Landing fees and other rents
176
176
0.1
518
499
3.8
Depreciation and amortization
165
155
6.4
487
462
5.5
Aircraft rent
21
33
(37.0)
73
99
(26.2)
Sales and marketing
81
80
1.0
245
237
3.2
Maintenance, materials and repairs
160
168
(4.8)
442
512
(13.7)
Special items
27
33
(17.3)
590
168
NM (1)
Other operating expenses
362
373
(3.0)
1,078
1,064
1.4
Total operating expenses
2,403
2,509
(4.2)
7,702
7,453
3.4
OPERATING LOSS
(38)
(156)
(75.9)
(700)
(163)
NM
Operating margin
(1.6)
%
(6.6)
%
5.0
pts.
(10.0)
%
(2.2)
%
(7.8)
pts.
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest expense
(100)
(53)
89.0
(215)
(145)
47.7
Interest income
30
19
55.0
66
50
34.5
Capitalized interest
3
5
(32.3)
12
14
(17.2)
Gain (loss) on investments, net
(2)
—
NM
(25)
6
NM
Gain on debt extinguishments
22
—
NM
22
—
NM
Other
7
11
(41.8)
26
14
91.1
Total other expense
(40)
(18)
NM
(114)
(61)
(84.1)
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
(78)
(174)
(55.3)
(814)
(224)
NM
Pre-tax margin
(3.3)
%
(7.4)
%
4.1
pts.
(11.6)
%
(3.1)
%
(8.5)
pts.
Income tax benefit
18
21
(17.8)
63
17
NM
NET LOSS
$
(60)
$
(153)
(60.9)
$
(751)
$
(207)
NM
LOSS PER COMMON SHARE
Basic
$
(0.17)
$
(0.46)
$
(2.18)
$
(0.63)
Diluted
$
(0.17)
$
(0.46)
$
(2.18)
$
(0.63)
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING:
Basic
346.9
333.3
344.0
331.0
Diluted
346.9
333.3
344.0
331.0
(1) Not meaningful or greater than 100% change.
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JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION
COMPARATIVE OPERATING STATISTICS
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(percent changes based on unrounded numbers)
2024
2023
Percent Change
2024
2023
Percent Change
Revenue passengers (thousands)
10,596
10,911
(2.9)
30,556
32,309
(5.4)
Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) (millions)
14,491
14,777
(1.9)
41,685
42,950
(2.9)
Available seat miles (ASMs) (millions)
16,740
17,362
(3.6)
49,940
51,484
(3.0)
Load factor
86.6
%
85.1
%
1.5
pts.
83.5
%
83.4
%
0.1
pts.
Aircraft utilization (hours per day) (1)
10.2
10.7
(4.7)
10.2
10.9
(6.4)
Average fare
$
207.46
$
201.73
2.8
$
213.31
$
211.77
0.7
Yield per passenger mile (cents)
15.17
14.89
1.9
15.64
15.93
(1.8)
Passenger revenue per ASM (cents)
13.13
12.68
3.6
13.05
13.29
(1.8)
Operating revenue per ASM (cents)
14.13
13.55
4.3
14.02
14.16
(1.0)
Operating expense per ASM (cents)
14.35
14.45
(0.7)
15.42
14.48
6.5
Operating expense per ASM, excluding fuel (cents) (2)
10.62
10.13
4.8
10.48
9.96
5.2
Departures
80,037
85,971
(6.9)
241,161
262,488
(8.1)
Average stage length (miles)
1,298
1,253
3.6
1,290
1,223
5.5
Average number of operating aircraft during period
286
283
1.2
286
281
1.8
Average fuel cost per gallon
$
2.67
$
3.04
(12.2)
$
2.83
$
3.11
(9.0)
Fuel gallons consumed (millions)
219
230
(5.1)
647
677
(4.4)
Average number of full-time equivalent crewmembers
19,788
20,661
(4.2)
20,036
20,706
(3.2)
(1) Includes aircraft temporarily removed from service, including aircraft impacted by the Pratt & Whitney engine groundings and lack of engine availability.
(2) Refer to Note A at the end of our Earnings Release for more information on this non-GAAP financial measure.
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JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET DATA
(in millions)
September 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
(unaudited)
Cash and cash equivalents
$
2,594
$
1,166
Total investment securities
1,508
564
Total assets
16,627
13,853
Total debt
8,231
4,716
Stockholders' equity
2,644
3,337
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Note A - Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We report our financial results in accordance with GAAP; however, we present certain non-GAAP financial measures in this Earnings Release. Non-GAAP financial measures are financial measures that are derived from the condensed consolidated financial statements, but that are not presented in accordance with GAAP. We present these non-GAAP financial measures because we believe they provide useful supplemental information that enables a meaningful comparison of our results to others in the airline industry and our prior year results. Investors should consider these non-GAAP financial measures in addition to, and not as a substitute for, our financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Further, our non-GAAP information may be different from the non-GAAP information provided by other companies. The information below provides an explanation of each non-GAAP financial measure used in this Earnings Release and shows a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure used in this Earnings Release to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.
With respect to JetBlue’s CASM Ex-Fuel (1) guidance and EBIT (2) targets, JetBlue is not able to provide a reconciliation of forward-looking measures where the quantification of certain excluded items reflected in the measures cannot be calculated or predicted at this time without unreasonable efforts. In these cases, the reconciling information that is unavailable includes a forward-looking range of financial performance measures beyond our control, such as interest rates and fuel costs, which are subject to many economic and political factors beyond our control. For the same reasons, we are unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information, which could have a potentially unpredictable and potentially significant impact on our future GAAP financial results.
(1) CASM Ex-Fuel is a non-GAAP measure that excludes fuel, other non-airline operating expenses, and special items.
(2) EBIT is a non-GAAP measure that excludes interest and income taxes from net income (loss).
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Operating expense per available seat mile, excluding fuel, other non-airline operating expenses, and special items ("CASM ex-fuel")
CASM is a common metric used in the airline industry. Our CASM for the relevant periods are summarized in the table below. We exclude aircraft fuel, operating expenses related to other non-airline businesses, such as JetBlue Technology Ventures and JetBlue Travel Products, and special items from total operating expenses to determine Operating Expenses ex-fuel, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, and we exclude the same items from CASM to determine CASM ex-fuel, which is also a non-GAAP financial measure. We believe the impact of these special items distorts our overall trends and that our metrics are more comparable with the presentation of our results excluding such impact.
We believe Operating Expenses ex-fuel and CASM ex-fuel are useful for investors because they provide investors the ability to measure our financial performance excluding items that are beyond our control, such as fuel costs, which are subject to many economic and political factors, as well as items that are not related to the generation of an available seat mile, such as operating expense related to certain non-airline businesses and special items. We believe these non-GAAP measures are more indicative of our ability to manage airline costs and are more comparable to measures reported by other major airlines.
For the three months ended September 30, 2024, special items included union contract costs and voluntary opt-out costs. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, special items included Spirit-related costs, union contract costs, voluntary opt-out costs, and Embraer E190 fleet transition costs.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, special items included Spirit-related costs and union contract costs.
The table below provides a reconciliation of our total operating expenses (GAAP measure) to Operating Expenses ex-fuel, and our CASM to CASM ex-fuel for the periods presented.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURE
RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING EXPENSE AND OPERATING EXPENSE PER ASM (CASM), EXCLUDING FUEL
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30,
$
Cents per ASM
($ in millions; per ASM data in cents; percent changes based on unrounded numbers)
2024
2023
Percent Change
2024
2023
Percent Change
Total operating expenses
$
2,403
$
2,509
(4.2)
14.35
14.45
(0.7)
Less:
Aircraft fuel
584
701
(16.8)
3.49
4.04
(13.7)
Other non-airline expenses
14
16
(10.7)
0.08
0.09
(7.4)
Special items
27
33
(17.3)
0.16
0.19
(14.3)
Operating expenses, excluding fuel
$
1,778
$
1,759
1.1
10.62
10.13
4.8
Nine Months Ended September 30,
$
Cents per ASM
($ in millions; per ASM data in cents; percent changes based on unrounded numbers)
2024
2023
Percent Change
2024
2023
Percent Change
Total operating expenses
$
7,702
$
7,453
3.4
15.42
14.48
6.5
Less:
Aircraft fuel
1,835
2,108
(12.9)
3.67
4.09
(10.3)
Other non-airline expenses
46
49
(5.7)
0.09
0.09
(2.8)
Special items
590
168
NM (1)
1.18
0.33
NM
Operating expenses, excluding fuel
$
5,231
$
5,128
2.0
10.48
9.96
5.2
(1) Not meaningful or greater than 100% change.
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Operating Expense, Operating Loss, Adjusted Operating Margin, Pre-tax Loss, Adjusted Pre-tax Margin, Net Loss and Loss per Share, excluding Special Items, Gain (Loss) on Investments and Gain on Debt Extinguishments
Our GAAP results in the applicable periods were impacted by credits and charges that were deemed special items.
For the three months ended September 30, 2024, special items included union contract costs and voluntary opt-out costs. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, special items included Spirit-related costs, union contract costs, voluntary opt-out costs, and Embraer E190 fleet transition costs.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 special items included Spirit-related costs and union contract costs.
Certain net gains and losses on our investments and the gain on debt extinguishments were also excluded from our September 30, 2024 and 2023 non-GAAP results.
We believe the impact of these items distort our overall trends and that our metrics are more comparable with the presentation of our results excluding the impact of these items. The table below provides a reconciliation of our GAAP reported amounts to the non-GAAP amounts excluding the impact of these items for the periods presented.
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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURE
RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING EXPENSE, OPERATING LOSS, ADJUSTED OPERATING MARGIN, PRE-TAX LOSS, ADJUSTED PRE-TAX MARGIN, NET LOSS, LOSS PER SHARE, EXCLUDING SPECIAL ITEMS, GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND GAIN ON DEBT EXTINGUISHMENTS
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in millions except percentages)
2024
2023
2024
2023
Total operating revenues
$
2,365
$
2,353
$
7,002
$
7,290
RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING EXPENSE
Total operating expenses
$
2,403
$
2,509
$
7,702
$
7,453
Less: Special items
27
33
$
590
$
168
Total operating expenses excluding special items
$
2,376
$
2,476
$
7,112
$
7,285
Percent change
(4.1)
%
(2.4)
%
RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING LOSS
Operating loss
$
(38)
$
(156)
$
(700)
$
(163)
Add back: Special items
27
33
590
168
Operating income (loss) excluding special items
$
(11)
$
(123)
$
(110)
$
5
RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED OPERATING MARGIN
Operating margin
(1.6)
%
(6.6)
%
(10.0)
%
(2.2)
%
Operating income (loss) excluding special items
$
(11)
$
(123)
$
(110)
$
5
Total operating revenues
2,365
2,353
7,002
7,290
Adjusted operating margin
(0.4)
%
(5.2)
%
(1.6)
%
0.1
%
RECONCILIATION OF PRE-TAX LOSS
Loss before income taxes
$
(78)
$
(174)
$
(814)
$
(224)
Add back: Special items
27
33
590
168
Less: Gain (loss) on investments, net
(2)
—
(25)
6
Less: Gain on debt extinguishments
22
—
22
—
Loss before income taxes excluding special items, gain (loss) on investments and gain on debt extinguishments
$
(71)
$
(141)
$
(221)
$
(62)
RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED PRE-TAX MARGIN
Pre-tax margin
(3.3)
%
(7.4)
%
(11.6)
%
(3.1)
%
Loss before income taxes excluding special items
$
(71)
$
(141)
$
(221)
$
(62)
Total operating revenues
2,365
2,353
7,002
7,290
Adjusted pre-tax margin
(3.0)
%
(6.0)
%
(3.2)
%
(0.9)
%
RECONCILIATION OF NET LOSS
Net loss
$
(60)
$
(153)
$
(751)
$
(207)
Add back: Special items
27
33
590
168
Less: Income tax benefit related to special items
6
9
14
30
Less: Gain (loss) on investments, net
(2)
—
(25)
6
Less: Income tax benefit (expense) related to gain (loss) on investments, net
—
—
6
(1)
Less: Gain on debt extinguishments
22
—
22
—
Less: Income tax expense related to gain on debt extinguishments
(5)
—
(5)
—
Net loss excluding special items, gain (loss) on investments and gain on debt extinguishments
$
(54)
$
(129)
$
(173)
$
(74)
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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURE
RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING EXPENSE, OPERATING LOSS, ADJUSTED OPERATING MARGIN, PRE-TAX LOSS, ADJUSTED PRE-TAX MARGIN, NET LOSS, LOSS PER SHARE, EXCLUDING SPECIAL ITEMS, GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND GAIN ON DEBT EXTINGUISHMENTS (CONTINUED)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
CALCULATION OF LOSS PER SHARE
2024
2023
2024
2023
Loss per common share
Basic
$
(0.17)
$
(0.46)
$
(2.18)
$
(0.63)
Add back: Special items
0.07
0.10
1.72
0.51
Less: Income tax benefit related to special items
0.02
0.03
0.04
0.08
Less: Gain (loss) on investments, net
(0.01)
—
(0.07)
0.02
Less: Income tax benefit related to gain (loss) on investments, net
—
—
0.02
—
Less: Gain on debt extinguishments
0.06
—
0.06
—
Less: Income tax expense related to gain on debt extinguishments
(0.01)
—
(0.01)
—
Basic excluding special items, gain (loss) on investments and gain on debt extinguishments
$
(0.16)
$
(0.39)
$
(0.50)
$
(0.22)
Diluted
$
(0.17)
$
(0.46)
$
(2.18)
$
(0.63)
Add back: Special items
0.07
0.10
1.72
0.51
Less: Income tax benefit related to special items
0.02
0.03
0.04
0.08
Less: Gain (loss) on investments, net
(0.01)
—
(0.07)
0.02
Less: Income tax benefit related to gain (loss) on investments, net
—
—
0.02
—
Less: Gain on debt extinguishments
0.06
—
0.06
—
Less: Income tax expense related to gain on debt extinguishments
(0.01)
—
(0.01)
—
Diluted excluding special items, gain (loss) on investments and gain on debt extinguishments