Schwanker
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Longhorn,Longhorn said:Wow...a month old thread comes back to life. Have'nt be beat this to death.
Actually I haven’t seen this discussed at all in this thread. I looked and posted here instead of starting a new thread only to have someone complain about that. The reason I bring it up is because I have “heard” the following many times and was just told about it again yesterday (I have no idea if it’s true!):
- Airbus gave JBLU a sweetheart deal on the aircraft, specifically the financing package (back-loaded payments) and a very generous warranty period (ie..nearly all mx covered the first 5 years as part of purchase agreement).
- When the warranties start to wane the maintenance costs will skyrocket as the planes reach 5 years old. JBLU will really see the costs go up as over 40% of the fleet warranty expires.
I’m sure some idiots will give some sarcastic answers like AIRBUS GAVE THEM THE JETS FOR FREE or AIRBUS PAYS FOR ALL MAINTENANCE… I’m not sure why these people are so defensive. Maybe they could explain.
My question is: Why the sudden increase in mx costs and company forecasts of further significant increases in maintenance costs? This could shed some light on JBLU’s ability to undercut the competition on fares and previous cost advantages--extremely low CASM JBLU has historically had. I’m sure it’s not all from cheaper labor. This info will be very relevant going foreward.