JetBlue’s ‘Very Disappointed’ CFO Jabs Airbus on A321 Delays
- U.S. carrier to get less than half of jets expected this year
- Snarls add to pressure as airline nears cost-cutting target
A JetBlue Airbus A321 plane sits at a gate at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.
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JetBlue Airways Corp. expressed dismay with Airbus SE after the U.S. carrier learned it will get less than half the A321neo jets it was expecting this year because of production snarls that are delaying deliveries of the European planemaker’s biggest single-aisle model.
The New York-based airline will get a maximum of six of the aircraft this year, compared with the 13 that were originally planned, Chief Financial Officer Steve Priest said Tuesday. Next year, JetBlue will receive 14 of the jets, or one less than previously scheduled.