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Commitments and Contingencies | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2024
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Commitments and Contingencies | Commitments and Contingencies Flight Equipment Commitments As of March 31, 2024, our committed expenditures for aircraft and related flight equipment, including estimated amounts for contractual price escalations and pre-delivery deposits, is set forth in the table below (in millions):
Flight equipment commitments |
Year | Total
Remainder of 2024 | $ | 820 |
2025 | 1,165 |
2026 | 1,144 |
2027 | 1,011 |
2028 | 1,529 |
Thereafter | 1,198 |
Total | $ | 6,867 |
As of March 31, 2024, our firm aircraft orders included the following aircraft:
Flight equipment deliveries (1) |  |  |  |  |
Year | Airbus A220 |  | Airbus A321neo |  | Total
Remainder of 2024 | 15 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 19 |
2025 | 20 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 25 |
2026 | 20 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 24 |
2027 | 5 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 14 |
2028 | 7 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 23 |
Thereafter | 4 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 18 |
Total (2) | 71 |  |  | 52 |  |  | 123 |
(1) The aircraft orders stated above represents the current delivery schedule set forth in our Airbus order book as of March 31, 2024. (2) In addition, we have options to purchase an additional 20 A220-300 aircraft. Other Commitments and Contingencies We utilize several credit card processors to process our ticket sales. Our agreements with these processors do not contain covenants, but do generally allow the processor to withhold cash reserves to protect the processor from potential liability for tickets purchased, but not yet used for travel. While we currently do not have any collateral requirements related to our credit card processors, we may be required to issue collateral to our credit card processors, or other key business partners, in the future. As of March 31, 2024, we had $59 million in restricted cash assets serving as collateral for letters of credit relating to a certain number of our leases, which will expire at the end of the related lease terms. We also had a $65 million letter of credit relating to our 5% ownership in JFK Millennium Partner LLC, a private entity that will finance, develop, and operate John F. Kennedy International Airport ("JFK") Terminal 6. The letters of credit are included in restricted cash on the consolidated balance sheets. Additionally, we had $32 million cash pledged primarily related to our workers' compensation insurance policies and other business partner agreements, which will expire according to the terms of the related policies or agreements. Labor Unions and Non-Unionized Crewmembers As of March 31, 2024, 52% of our full-time equivalent crewmembers were represented by labor unions. The pilot group, which represents 22% of our full-time equivalent crewmembers, is covered by a collective bargaining agreement that have begun initial negotiations in April 2024. Our pilots are represented by ALPA. Our inflight crewmembers and flight instructors are represented by the Transport Workers Union of America ("TWU"); our other frontline crewmembers do not have third party representation. ALPA In January 2023, JetBlue pilots approved a two-year contract extension effective March 1, 2023, which included a ratification payment and adjustments to paid-time-off accruals resulting from pay rate increases of $95 million. This was recorded as an expense within special items in the first quarter of 2023. TWU On July 14, 2022, TWU filed a representation application with the National Mediation Board ("NMB") seeking an election among the 35 pilot instructors (called "Flight Instructors"). JetBlue disputed TWU’s application alleging that "Flight Instructors" do not constitute a craft or class. On October 26, 2023, the NMB notified the participants that it rejected JetBlue’s argument and ordered an election. The Flight Instructors voted for TWU representation. Contract negotiations have not yet begun. Non-Unionized Crewmembers We enter into individual employment agreements with each of our non-unionized FAA-licensed crewmembers, which include dispatchers, technicians, inspectors, and air traffic controllers. Each employment agreement is for a term of five years and automatically renews for an additional five years unless either the crewmember or we elect not to renew it by giving at least 90 days' notice before the end of the relevant term. Pursuant to these agreements, these crewmembers can only be terminated for cause. In the event of a downturn in our business that would require a reduction in work hours, we are obligated to pay these crewmembers a guaranteed level of income and to continue their benefits if they do not obtain other aviation employment. Legal Matters Occasionally, we are involved in various claims, lawsuits, regulatory examinations, investigations, and other legal matters involving suppliers, crewmembers, customers, and governmental agencies, arising, for the most part, in the ordinary course of business. The outcome of litigation and other legal matters is always uncertain. The Company believes it has valid defenses to the legal matters currently pending against it, is defending itself vigorously, and has recorded accruals determined in accordance with GAAP, where appropriate. In making a determination regarding accruals, using available information, we evaluate the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome in legal or regulatory proceedings to which we are a party and record a loss contingency when it is probable a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. These subjective determinations are based on the status of such legal or regulatory proceedings, the merits of our defenses, and consultation with legal counsel. Actual outcomes of these legal and regulatory proceedings may materially differ from our current estimates. It is possible that resolution of one or more of the legal matters currently pending or threatened could result in losses material to our condensed consolidated results of operations, liquidity, or financial condition. To date, none of these types of litigation matters, most of which are typically covered by insurance, has had a material impact on our operations or financial condition. We have insured and continue to insure against most of these types of claims. A judgment on any claim not covered by, or in excess of, our insurance coverage could materially adversely affect our condensed consolidated results of operations, liquidity, or financial condition. As previously disclosed, in July 2020, JetBlue and American Airlines Group Inc. ("American") entered into the Northeast Alliance (the "NEA"), which was designed to optimize our respective networks at JFK Airport, LaGuardia Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, and Boston Logan International Airport. On September 21, 2021, the United States Department of Justice, along with the Attorneys General of six states and the District of Columbia filed suit against JetBlue and American seeking to enjoin the NEA, alleging that it violated Section 1 of the Sherman Act. The court issued a decision on May 19, 2023, permanently enjoining the NEA, and shortly thereafter we initiated a wind down of the NEA. On July 28, 2023, the court issued its Final Judgement and Order Entering Permanent Injunction, which took effect on August 18, 2023 (the "Final Injunction"). The wind down of the NEA is substantially complete, but remaining impacts could require us to incur additional costs and therefore have an impact on our financial condition and results of operations. In December 2022 and February 2023, four putative class actions lawsuits were filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York and the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, respectively, alleging that the NEA violates Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act. Among other things, plaintiffs seek monetary damages on behalf of a putative class of direct purchasers of airline tickets from JetBlue and American and, depending on the specific case, other airlines on flights to or from NEA airports from July 16, 2020 through the present. Plaintiffs in these actions also seek to enjoin the NEA. JetBlue believes these lawsuits are without merit and has moved to dismiss the claims. For information on legal proceedings related to our previously planned acquisition of Spirit, see Note 12.

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