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JetBlue: New All-Airbus Airline at New York

In the last years, many scheduled low-fare airlines began activity in Europe and the USA. JetBlue is a recent start-up airline, based at New York/Kennedy airport, with a very strong expansion target. JetBlue, before starting its activity, placed an order for 25 new Airbus A 320 (first deliveries in June 2000) and 50 options. In the meantime, to be able to launch the services in February, it leased seven aircraft of the same type.

In the picture: first powered JetBlue Airbus A 320 during a pre-delivery flight, still wearing the factory registration marks F-WWBR. The aircraft engines are IAE V2500-A1 turbofans.

(Aeromedia, May 2000)