David / Airline: He might have picked up this idea from Southwest who is considering the B-717 for smaller markets. Mike Burris Cambridge, Mass --- David MR <damiross2@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > When JetBlue announced the Embraer order, I said > JetBlue was on its way > down. This just confirms what I said. > David R > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Roger & Amanda La France" > <lafrance@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 15:51 > Subject: [AIRLINE] Media and investors see flaws in > JetBlue strategy > > > Media and investors see flaws in JetBlue strategy > > BusinessWeek and FORTUNE magazines printed articles > this week that cast > doubt on JetBlue's (B6) business strategy. The > BusinessWeek article is > entitled "Is JetBlue's Flight Plan Flawed? - > Miscalculations, cutthroat > competition. CEO David Neeleman faces tough > challenges to keep the > airline on the ascent." > > The stories reported that B6's fleet of Airbus > planes will eventually > require expensive maintenance, and the airline > underestimates what that > will cost. > > B6 recently lost a showdown with Delta Air Lines > when it tried to expand > into the Atlanta - Los Angeles market. > > "That was a symbolically important blow because it > proved that the > majors could beat JetBlue at its own game," Teal > Group analyst Richard > Aboulafia told FORTUNE magazine. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com