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Long-term Debt, Short-term Borrowings and Finance Lease Obligations
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-term Debt, Short-term Borrowings and Finance Lease Obligations Long-term Debt, Short-term Borrowings and Finance Lease Obligations
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we made principal payments of $58 million on our outstanding debt and finance lease obligations.
At March 31, 2024, we had pledged aircraft, engines, other equipment, and facilities with a net book value of $6.4 billion as security under various financing arrangements.
At March 31, 2024, scheduled maturities of our long-term debt and finance lease obligations were as follows (in millions):
YearTotal
Remainder of 2024$265 
2025302 
20261,044 
2027297 
2028 403 
Thereafter2,701 
Total$5,012 
The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of our long-term debt, net of debt acquisition costs, at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were as follows (in millions):
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Carrying Value
Estimated Fair Value (1)
Carrying ValueEstimated Fair Value
Public Debt
Fixed rate special facility bonds, due through 2036$42 $43 $42 $43 
Fixed rate enhanced equipment notes:
  2019-1 Series AA, due through 2032477 483 476 474 
  2019-1 Series A, due through 2028149 151 149 150 
2019-1 Series B, due through 202770 86 70 86 
2020-1 Series A, due through 2032506 606 506 597 
2020-1 Series B, due through 2028117 150 117 150 
Non-Public Debt
Fixed rate equipment notes, due through 2028290 278 322 305 
Floating rate equipment notes, due through 2030 (2)
101 106 109 113 
Aircraft sale-leaseback transactions, due through 20361,962 2,121 1,648 1,738 
Unsecured CARES Act Payroll Support Program loan, due through 2030259 190 259 184 
Unsecured Consolidated Appropriations Act Payroll Support Program Extension loan, due through 2031144 104 144 101 
Unsecured American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Payroll Support loan, due through 2031132 96 132 93 
0.50% convertible senior notes due through 2026
743 671 742 657 
Total (3)
$4,992 $5,085 $4,716 $4,691 
(1) The estimated fair values of our publicly held long-term debt are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The fair values of our non-public debt are estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis based on our borrowing rates for instruments with similar terms and therefore classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The fair values of our other financial instruments approximate their carrying values. Refer to Note 7 for an explanation of the fair value hierarchy structure.
(2) Floating rate debt is equal to Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR"), plus a margin.
(3) Total excludes finance lease obligations of $20 million at March 31, 2024 and an immaterial amount at December 31, 2023.
We have financed certain aircraft with Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates ("EETCs"). One of the benefits of this structure is being able to finance several aircraft at one time, rather than individually. The structure of EETC financing is that we create pass-through trusts in order to issue pass-through certificates. The proceeds from the issuance of these certificates are then used to purchase equipment notes which are issued by us and are secured by our aircraft. These trusts meet the definition of a variable interest entity ("VIE"), as defined in Topic 810, Consolidation of the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Codification, and must be considered for consolidation in our financial statements. Our assessment of our EETCs considers both quantitative and qualitative factors including the purpose for which these trusts were established and the nature of the risks in each. The main purpose of the trust structure is to enhance the creditworthiness of our debt obligation through certain bankruptcy protection provisions and liquidity facilities, and also to lower our total borrowing cost. We concluded that we are not the primary beneficiary in these trusts because our involvement in them is limited to principal and interest payments on the related notes, the trusts were not set up to pass along variability created by credit risk to us, and the likelihood of our defaulting on the notes. Therefore, we have not consolidated these trusts in our financial statements.
2024 Sale-Leaseback Transactions
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we entered into $332 million of sale-leaseback transactions. These transactions did not qualify as sales for accounting purposes. The assets associated with these transactions remain on our consolidated balance sheets within property and equipment and the related liabilities under the lease are classified within debt and finance leases obligations. These transactions are treated as cash from financing activities on our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.
Short-term Borrowings
Citibank Line of Credit
On October 21, 2022, JetBlue entered into the $600 million Second Amended and Restated Credit and Guaranty Agreement (the "Facility"), among JetBlue, Citibank N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto. Borrowings under the Facility bear interest at a variable rate based on SOFR, plus a margin of 2.00% per annum, or another rate (at JetBlue's election) based on certain market interest rates, plus a margin of 1.00% per annum, in each case with a floor of 0%. The Facility is secured by spare parts, aircraft, simulators, and certain other assets as permitted thereunder. The Facility includes covenants that require us to maintain certain minimum balances in unrestricted cash, cash equivalents, and unused commitments available under revolving credit facilities. In addition, the covenants restrict our ability to, among other things, dispose of certain collateral, or merge, consolidate, or sell assets. On October 17, 2023, JetBlue further amended the Facility to, among other things, extend the maturity date to October 21, 2025.
As of and for the periods ended March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, we did not have a balance outstanding or any borrowings under the Facility.
Morgan Stanley Line of Credit
We have a revolving line of credit with Morgan Stanley for up to approximately $200 million. This line of credit is secured by a portion of our investment securities held by Morgan Stanley and the amount available to us under this line of credit may vary accordingly. This line of credit bears interest at a floating rate based upon LIBOR (or such replacement index as the bank shall determine from time to time in accordance with the terms of the agreement), plus a margin. As of and for the periods ended March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, we did not have a balance outstanding or any borrowings under this line of credit.
2022 $3.5 Billion Senior Secured Bridge Facility
JetBlue entered into a Second Amended and Restated Commitment Letter (the "Commitment Letter"), dated July 28, 2022, with Goldman Sachs Bank USA; BofA Securities, Inc.; Bank of America, N.A.; BNP Paribas; Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch; Credit Suisse Loan Funding LLC; Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank; Natixis, New York Branch; Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation; and MUFG Bank, Ltd. (collectively, the "Commitment Parties"), pursuant to which the Commitment Parties committed to provide a senior secured bridge facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $3.5 billion to finance the acquisition of Spirit Airlines, Inc. ("Spirit") under the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"). The Commitment Letter was terminated on March 4, 2024. Prior to its termination, we did not have a balance outstanding or any borrowings under this facility. Please refer to Note 12 for additional details on the termination of the Merger Agreement.