JetBlue catches cabin fever with the new interior of the Airbus A320

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Last month, Alaska Airlines (ALK) announced a fully renovated cabin for its Airbus A321 aircraft, including amenities such as comfortable leather Recaro sets and high-speed Wi-Fi. JetBlue (JBLU) is joining the party by launching an impressive new cabin on its Airbus A320.

The improvements to the cabin include, according to JetBlue, the widest seats available for the A320, as well as customized custom-designed animations with over 100 DIRECTV channels and hundreds of movies and shows Free. And unlike many other airlines, JetBlue installs video screens on the seat back. The new cab features 10.1-inch 1080p high definition screens on each seat, and you can pair your mobile device to the screen for use as a TV remote control or game controller.

In the cabin, high definition television meets high speed internet. JetBlue indicates that the upgraded interior includes a high-speed Internet access Fly-Fi door-to-door. Pbadengers will benefit from this connectivity in the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America, where Fly-Fi was not available until now.

(Warning: I own shares in Southwest Airlines and Jet Blue.)

A bit confusing, the new cabin is Phase 2 of JetBlue's upgrade plan. Phase 1 has been underway since 2018, with more than a dozen A320 aircraft already completed. The Phase 1 update for the Airbus A320 includes Pinnacle Rockwell Collins seating and LiveTV 4 entertainment options, both currently installed in JetBlue's A321 aircraft. The Meridian Rockwell Collins seats to be installed in Phase 2 upgrades are over 18 inches wide, have upgraded cushions, adjustable backrests and headrests, as well as at least two easily accessible electrical connections at each seat. About a third of A320 aircraft are expected to be refitted in cabins by the end of the year.

"JetBlue shook the airline industry in 2000 with television on the back and all the leather seats. In our first transformation since, this incredible onboard experience represents what the founders would have done had they launched JetBlue today, "said Marty St. George, Executive Vice President and Commercial Director of JetBlue.

The new cab and new seats offer JetBlue a long-term benefit to customer satisfaction. The airline also has a short-term advantage: it does not fly any of the 737 MAXs on the ground. Competitor American Airlines, for example, claims that the impact of the grounding of the 737 MAX has resulted. cancellation of 90 flights per day. JetBlue operates a fleet of 193 Airbus aircraft (A320 and A321) and 60 regional Embraer 190 aircraft.

Pbadengers will particularly appreciate the purchase of the new cabin without loss of legroom. The new cabs, like the old one, maintain Jetblue's position as a "comfort leader" in economy clbad, which JetBlue calls "core" (and the rest of the industry calls touring coaches). The new Collins Meridean seats will feature 32 "of legroom (seat height). The new A320 cabin will have 162 seats, including 120 "Core" seats in economy clbad and 42 Even More Space seats (JetBlue will not call them Premium Economy), with a height of 35 inches and a higher price. & nbsp; The popular business clbad seats Mint Jet Blue, will not be offered on the Airbus A320, but only on A321 aircraft.

The first completed aircraft will be deployed in Boston, which JetBlue calls a target city and where it is the largest carrier. The planes will fly on a variety of national and international routes.

The new cabs will certainly make JetBlue more attractive for travelers looking for a comfortable and entertaining coach-clbad solution. But JetBlue, which carries 42 million pbadengers a year to more than 100 destinations, is still the sixth largest carrier in the United States. With a 5.6% market share, JetBlue trails American, Southwest, Delta, United and Alaska. In 2019, the load factor of JetBlue fell from 82% to 80%, while the stock is trading close to its 52-week low.

Nevertheless, the new, highly competitive cabs will serve Jet Blue well if its rumors extension to the European service takes place this summer. And if things are going in a different direction, there are rumors that another airline (named after the 50^th United States) with few competing routes and an updated fleet of Airbus aircraft could make a good match.

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Last month, Alaska Airlines (ALK) announced a fully renovated cabin for its Airbus A321 aircraft, including amenities such as comfortable leather Recaro sets and high-speed Wi-Fi. JetBlue (JBLU) is joining the party by launching an impressive new cabin on its Airbus A320.

The improvements to the cabin include, according to JetBlue, the widest seats available for the A320, as well as customized custom-designed animations with over 100 DIRECTV channels and hundreds of movies and shows Free. And unlike many other airlines, JetBlue installs video screens on the seat back. The new cab features 10.1-inch 1080p high definition screens on each seat, and you can pair your mobile device to the screen for use as a TV remote control or game controller.

In the cabin, high definition television meets high speed internet. JetBlue indicates that the upgraded interior includes a high-speed Internet access Fly-Fi door-to-door. Pbadengers will benefit from this connectivity in the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America, where Fly-Fi was not available until now.

(Warning: I own shares in Southwest Airlines and Jet Blue.)

A bit confusing, the new cabin is Phase 2 of JetBlue's upgrade plan. Phase 1 has been underway since 2018, with more than a dozen A320 aircraft already completed. The Phase 1 update for the Airbus A320 includes Pinnacle Rockwell Collins seating and LiveTV 4 entertainment options, both currently installed in JetBlue's A321 aircraft. The Meridian Rockwell Collins seats to be installed in Phase 2 upgrades are over 18 inches wide, have upgraded cushions, adjustable backrests and headrests, as well as at least two easily accessible electrical connections at each seat. About a third of A320 aircraft are expected to be refitted in cabins by the end of the year.

"JetBlue shook the airline industry in 2000 with television on the back and all the leather seats. In our first transformation since, this incredible onboard experience represents what the founders would have done had they launched JetBlue today, "said Marty St. George, Executive Vice President and Commercial Director of JetBlue.

The new cab and new seats offer JetBlue a long-term benefit to customer satisfaction. The airline also has a short-term advantage: it does not fly any of the 737 MAXs on the ground. Competitor American Airlines, for example, explains that the failure of the grounding of the 737 MAX resulted in the cancellation of 90 flights per day. JetBlue operates a fleet of 193 Airbus aircraft (A320 and A321) and 60 regional Embraer 190 aircraft.

Pbadengers will particularly appreciate the purchase of the new cabin without loss of legroom. The new cabs, like the old one, maintain Jetblue's position as a "comfort leader" in economy clbad, which JetBlue calls "core" (and the rest of the industry calls touring coaches). The new Collins Meridean seats will feature 32 "of legroom (seat height). The new A320 cabin will include 162 seats, including 120 economy clbad Core seats and 42 Even More Space seats (JetBlue will not call them Premium Economy) with a 35-inch height and a higher price. The Mint business clbad seats, very popular with Jet Blue, will not be offered on the A320, but only on the A321 aircraft.

The first completed aircraft will be deployed in Boston, which JetBlue calls a target city and where it is the largest carrier. The planes will fly on a variety of national and international routes.

The new cabs will certainly make JetBlue more attractive for travelers looking for a comfortable and entertaining coach-clbad solution. But JetBlue, which carries 42 million pbadengers a year to more than 100 destinations, is still the sixth largest carrier in the United States. With a market share of 5.6%, JetBlue lags behind the United States, the Southwest, the Delta, the United States and Alaska. In 2019, JetBlue's load factor went from 82% to 80%, while the stock trades at its lowest level in 52 weeks.

Nevertheless, the new highly competitive cabs will serve Jet Blue well if its supposed expansion to the European service will take place this summer. And if things are going in a different direction, there are rumors that another airline (named after the 50^th United States) with few competing routes and an updated fleet of Airbus aircraft could make a good match.