What airline did JetBlue just buy?

JetBlue stepping up campaign to save its plan to buy Spirit Airlines for $3.8 billion. NEW YORK -- JetBlue Airways said Monday it has reached agreement to turn over Spirit Airlines' operations at airports in Boston and Newark, New Jersey, as JetBlue ramps up its effort to win regulatory or court approval to buy Spirit.



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JetBlue Airways is not owned by hedge funds. Looking at our data, we can see that the largest shareholder is BlackRock, Inc. with 12% of shares outstanding. The Vanguard Group, Inc. is the second largest shareholder owning 10% of common stock, and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP holds about 4.8% of the company stock.

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1998–2000 founding. JetBlue was incorporated in Delaware in August 1998 with its headquarters in Forest Hills, Queens. David Neeleman founded the company in August 1999, under the name NewAir.

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As you can see, the airline is mainly comprised of Airbus aircraft from the A220 and A320 family. The A321s have various configurations, but the airline's highest-density layout allows for 200 passengers in a single class.

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A Brief Timeline of Major Acquisitions in the 21st Century
  • 2001: American Airlines-TWA Merger.
  • 2005: America West-U.S. Airways Merger.
  • 2008: Delta Air Lines- Northwest Airlines Merger.
  • 2010: Southwest Airlines-AirTran Merger.
  • 2010: United-Continental Merger.
  • 2013: US Airways-American Airlines Merger.


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JetBlue Airways could raise fares on some routes by up to 40% if it succeeds in buying Spirit Airlines and eliminating the low-fare carrier as a competitor on those routes, according to lawyers who are suing the airline to block the deal.

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The decision to end the alliance followed a federal judge's ruling in May that found it to be in violation of U.S. antitrust law and ordered the pact terminated. American, for its part, plans to appeal the ruling.

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Not only does this offer reciprocal elite perks, but it also offers reciprocal points earning and redemption opportunities (except you can't redeem JetBlue points on American).

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Three are wholly owned subsidiaries of American Airlines Group:
  • Envoy Air Inc.
  • Piedmont Airlines Inc.
  • PSA Airlines Inc.


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The big four US airlines - American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Delta Airlines and United Airlines - have by far the most capacity, accounting for 74% of US airline seats, a total of just under 73 million between them.

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Delta Air Lines Inc (NYSE:DAL) Institutional investors hold a majority ownership of DAL through the 72.10% of the outstanding shares that they control. This interest is also higher than at almost any other company in the Airlines industry.

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While both airlines have code-share partnerships with airlines all over the world, only Delta is part of a major airline alliance (SkyTeam). JetBlue remains independent.

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Welcome to our world. JetBlue currently serves 100+ destinations in the U.S., Latin America, Caribbean, plus London, Paris, Amsterdam and Vancouver.

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