Commitments and Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Flight Equipment Commitments

As of March 31, 2025, our committed expenditures for aircraft and related flight equipment, including estimated amounts for contractual price escalations and pre-delivery deposits, are set forth in the table below (in millions):


Flight Equipment Commitments
Year	Total
Remainder of 2025	$	734
2026	721
2027	393
2028	410
2029	321
Thereafter	3,727
Total	$	6,306

Our committed aircraft deliveries as of March 31, 2025 include the following aircraft:


Flight Equipment Deliveries (1)
Year	Airbus A220	Airbus A321neo	Total
Remainder of 2025	15	3	18
2026	16	1	17
2027	8	—	8
2028	9	—	9
2029	7	—	7
Thereafter	—	44	44
Total (2)	55	48	103

(1) Our committed future aircraft deliveries are subject to change based on modifications to the contractual agreements or changes in the delivery schedules.

(2) In addition, we have options to purchase 20 A220-300 aircraft in 2027 and 2028.

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, 2025, we had $70 million in restricted cash and cash equivalents held as a reserve for principal and interest payments associated with the financing of the TrueBlue® program. We also had $59 million for letters of credit relating to a certain number of our leases, which will expire at the end of the related lease terms as well as a $65 million letter of credit relating to our 5% ownership in JFK Millennium Partners ("JMP"), a private entity that will finance, develop, and operate JFK Terminal 6. The letters of credit are included in restricted cash and cash equivalents on the consolidated balance sheets. Additionally, we had $42 million cash pledged primarily related to funds held for workers compensation obligations and other business partner agreements, which will expire according to the terms of the related agreements.

Labor Unions and Non-Unionized Crewmembers

As of March 31, 2025, 51% of our full-time equivalent crewmembers were represented by labor unions. The pilot group, which represents 23% of our full-time equivalent crewmembers, is covered by a collective bargaining agreement ("CBA"). 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 ratified a two-year contract extension effective March 1, 2023. In February 2025, the contract became amendable. Contract negotiations formally began early in May 2024 and are ongoing.

TWU

On July 14, 2022, TWU filed a representation application with the National Mediation Board ("NMB") seeking an election among the 35 pilot instructors ("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 for an initial CBA began in April 2024 and are ongoing.

JetBlue's inflight crewmembers are represented by TWU, with a contract amendable date of December 13, 2026. From January 1, 2025 until the contract amendable date, the TWU has the option to begin negotiations.

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 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 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 ("EDNY") 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 injunctive relief and monetary damages on behalf of a claimed 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 time that the NEA was in effect and also to the alleged anticompetitive effects of the defendants' conduct ceases. Following denial of a motion to dismiss, discovery has commenced. The Company intends to vigorously defend against this lawsuit. As of March 31, 2025, the potential outcomes of these claims cannot be determined and an estimate of the reasonably possible loss or range of loss cannot be made. We continue to believe these lawsuits are without merit.