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September 11, 2015 5:24 PM EDT


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): September 11, 2015
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):
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Item 7.01.    Regulation FD Disclosure 

JetBlue Airways Corporation today issued a press release reporting August 2015 traffic results and including guidance for preliminary passenger revenue for available seat miles for the third quarter of 2015. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.


Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits.
 
Exhibit 99.1
 
Press Release dated September 11, 2015 titled “JetBlue Airways Reports August 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: September 11, 2015
 
By: 
 /s/ Alexander Chatkewitz
 
 
 
Alexander Chatkewitz
Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
(principal accounting officer)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 
Exhibit Number
Description
 
 
Exhibit 99.1
Press Release dated September 11, 2015 titled “JetBlue Airways Reports August Traffic”


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 









Exhibit 99.1

JETBLUE AIRWAYS REPORTS AUGUST TRAFFIC

New York, NY (September 11, 2015) -- JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ: JBLU) reported its preliminary traffic results for August 2015. Traffic in August increased 6.7 percent from August 2014, on a capacity increase of 8.3 percent.

Load factor for August 2015 was 87.0 percent, a decrease of 1.3 points from August 2014. JetBlue’s preliminary completion factor was 98.9 percent and its on-time (1) performance was 74.0 percent. JetBlue’s preliminary passenger revenue per available seat mile (PRASM) for the month of August decreased approximately three percent year over year, which was negatively impacted by a late Labor Day this year. For the third quarter of 2015, PRASM is expected to change between negative half percent and positive half percent year over year.

JETBLUE AIRWAYS TRAFFIC RESULTS
 
 August 2015
 August 2014
        % Change
Revenue passenger miles (000)
3,966,602
3,718,923
6.7%
Available seat miles (000)
4,558,901
4,210,974
8.3%
Load factor
87.0%
88.3%
-1.3 pts.
Revenue passengers
3,283,266
3,131,183
4.9%
Departures
28,903
27,420
5.4%
Average stage length
1,104
1,093
1.0%
 
         Y-T-D 2015
         Y-T-D 2014
         % Change
Revenue passenger miles (000)
28,058,840
25,686,255
9.2%
Available seat miles (000)
32,810,570
30,177,569
8.7%
Load factor
85.5%
85.1%
0.4 pt.
Revenue passengers
23,555,460
21,732,319
8.4%
Departures
211,404
197,574
7.0%
Average stage length
1,095
1,092
0.3%
(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 32 million customers a year to 90 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
JetBlue Corporate Communications
Tel: +1 718 709 3089



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