I do not think getting a second aircraft type is very high on the Southwest agenda: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/144755_southwest21.html http://www.detnews.com/2003/business/0308/30/business-258092.htm David R The one who likes it when people delete the 2nd address when replying to the airline list ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael A. Burris" <yyz_02140@xxxxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 20:48 Subject: Re: [AIRLINE] Media and investors see flaws in JetBlue strategy > 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