0001158463-16-000107.txt : 20160311 0001158463-16-000107.hdr.sgml : 20160311 20160310173538 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001158463-16-000107 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160310 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20160311 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160310 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001158463 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: AIR TRANSPORTATION, SCHEDULED [4512] IRS NUMBER: 870617894 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-49728 FILM NUMBER: 161498772 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 27-01 QUEENS PLAZA NORTH CITY: LONG ISLAND CITY STATE: NY ZIP: 11101 BUSINESS PHONE: 7182867900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 27-01 QUEENS PLAZA NORTH CITY: LONG ISLAND CITY STATE: NY ZIP: 11101 8-K 1 a8-kfebruary2016trafficrel.htm 8-K FEB 2016 TRAFFIC 8-K


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 10, 2016
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State of Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
 
 
000-49728
(Commission File Number)
 
87-0617894
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
27-01 Queens Plaza North, Long Island City, New York
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
11101
(Zip Code)
(718) 286-7900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o
 
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
 
 
o
 
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
 
 
o
 
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
 
 
o
 
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 
 












Item 7.01    Regulation FD Disclosure 

JetBlue Airways Corporation today issued a press release reporting February 2016 traffic results and including guidance for revenue for available seat mile for the first quarter of 2016. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.


Item 9.01       Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits.
 
Exhibit 99.1
 
Press Release dated March 10, 2016 titled “JetBlue Airways Reports February Traffic”
 

 
 
 
 

 
 



































SIGNATURES



          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

  
 
 
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION
(Registrant)
 
 
 
Date: March 10, 2016
 
By: 
/s/ James G. Hnat
 
 
 
James G. Hnat
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 
 
 
  EXHIBIT INDEX

 
Exhibit Number
Description
 
 
Exhibit 99.1
Press Release dated March 10, 2016 titled “JetBlue Airways Reports February Traffic”




 EX-99.1 2 a8-kpressreleasefebtraffic.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 TRAFFIC RELEASE FEB 2016 Exhibit
Exhibit 99.1

JETBLUE AIRWAYS REPORTS FEBRUARY TRAFFIC

New York, NY (March 10, 2016) -- JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ: JBLU) reported its preliminary traffic results for February 2016. Traffic in February increased 19.1 percent from February 2015, on a capacity increase of 19.6 percent.

Load factor for February 2016 was 83.1 percent, a decrease of 0.4 points from February 2015. JetBlue’s preliminary completion factor was 97.4 percent and its on-time (1) performance was 68.9 percent. JetBlue’s preliminary revenue per available seat mile (RASM) for the month of February decreased approximately 10.5 percent year over year. For the first quarter of 2016, RASM is expected to decrease between seven and eight percent year over year.
JETBLUE AIRWAYS TRAFFIC RESULTS
 
 February 2016
 February 2015
        % Change
Revenue passenger miles (000)
3,454,503
2,900,748
19.1%
Available seat miles (000)
4,155,111
3,475,097
19.6%
Load factor
83.1%
83.5%
-0.4 pts.
Revenue passengers
2,862,153
2,436,964
17.5%
Departures
25,677
22,319
15.1%
Average stage length (miles)
1,119
1,103
1.5%
 
 
 
 
 
         Y-T-D 2016
         Y-T-D 2015
         % Change
Revenue passenger miles (000)
7,010,365
6,083,765
15.2%
Available seat miles (000)
8,461,476
7,360,685
15.0%
Load factor
82.9%
82.7%
0.2 pts.
Revenue passengers
5,809,363
5,096,077
14.0%
Departures
52,709
47,426
11.1%
Average stage length (miles)
1,111
1,100
1.0%
(1) The U.S. Department of Transportation considers on-time arrivals to be those domestic flights arriving within 14 minutes of schedule.
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 35 million customers a year to 96 cities in the U.S., Caribbean, and Latin America with an average of 900 daily flights. For more information please visit JetBlue.com.
CONTACTS
JetBlue Investor Relations
Tel: +1 718 709 2202
ir@jetblue.com
JetBlue Corporate Communications
Tel: +1 718 709 3089
corpcomm@jetblue.com