Jetblue Airways Employee Data and Analysis
Jetblue Airways
  1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Traffic Indicies  
Stage Length in Miles (for SLA purposes)                    -                   -                   -                   -                   -               831             986          1,151          1,274            1,338            1,358            1,185            1,132            1,119
Seats Per Departure (for SDA purposes)                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -               164             164             162             161              157              157              152              145              141
Price Per Gallon of Fuel  $               -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $        0.95  $        0.75  $        0.72  $        0.87  $          1.06  $          1.61  $          1.99  $          2.10  $          2.98
Airborne Hours / Block Hours 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 81% 87% 88% 89% 89% 88% 85% 84% 84%
Outsourcing Indicies  
Maintenance $'s Outsourced 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 7.9% 51.6% 19.2% 27.1% 35.9% 40.7% 44.2% 45.7% 49.9%
Other Outsourcing as % of  Total Exp. (ex-Fuel) 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 15.0% 14.2% 15.6% 12.9% 13.2% 14.0% 14.4% 15.0% 15.5%
Transport Related Expense (000)  $               -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $           -    $           -    $           60  $      1,513  $        2,777  $      10,342  $      13,820  $      23,445  $      38,911
Productivity Measures (unadjusted)  
Block Hours Per Employee Per Month
Pilots & Co-Pilots (note: Includes Flight Engineers where applicable)                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -              31.2            47.2            56.9            58.8             61.2             59.6             56.9             58.5             57.4
Flight Attendants (note: Avg Crew = 1 FA per 50 seats)                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                 -              42.3            57.9            57.3             59.3             58.7             60.7             75.1             73.4
Maintenance                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -              38.8            64.3            69.0            53.0             77.6             79.5             90.5            106.7            109.4
Passenger, Cargo and Aircraft Handling                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                 -               5.2             7.2             9.4             10.3             10.8             11.1             12.6             12.3
Other                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -               4.4            24.0            32.6            30.5             25.1             23.0             26.4             31.3             30.4
Total                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -               2.8             2.6             3.6             4.0               4.2               4.2               4.5               5.1               5.1
ASMs Per Employee (000)
Pilots & Co-Pilots                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -         6,798.0     16,903.7     22,180.3     23,162.0       23,444.6       22,420.9       19,697.7       18,832.8       18,080.1
Flight Attendants                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                 -         9,815.1     13,923.7     14,068.6       14,489.4       14,091.3       13,874.4       16,665.4       16,381.7
Maintenance                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -       27,599.8     48,962.5     53,783.5     41,733.9       59,456.7       59,808.0       62,678.3       68,691.3       68,865.6
Passenger, Cargo and Aircraft Handling                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                 -         3,922.4       5,617.0       7,383.4         7,922.6         8,137.0         7,716.3         8,085.4         7,722.8
Other                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -         3,136.3     18,282.1     25,397.8     24,057.5       19,197.0       17,318.6       18,262.8       20,155.2       19,113.5
Total                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -         1,991.3       2,013.1       2,810.4       3,151.9         3,242.2         3,182.0         3,082.5         3,309.7         3,187.2
Employees Per Aircraft
Pilots & Co-Pilots (Crews)                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -              11.7             7.5             6.8             6.9               6.8               6.8               6.8               6.7               6.4
Flight Attendants (Crews)                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                 -               8.3             6.7             7.1               7.0               6.9               6.4               5.2               5.0
Maintenance (Inhouse)                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -               9.4             5.5             5.6             7.7               5.3               5.1               4.3               3.7               3.4
Passenger, Cargo and Aircraft Handling (Inhouse)                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                 -              68.5            53.6            43.3             40.0             37.7             34.8             31.1             30.1
Other (Inhouse)                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -              82.8            14.7            11.8            13.3             16.5             17.7             14.7             12.5             12.2
Total                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -            130.5          133.5          107.1          101.5             97.8             96.3             87.1             76.0             73.0
Passengers Per Employee
Pilots & Co-Pilots                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -            5,557        12,128        15,290        15,143          14,502          13,863          12,755          12,481          12,165
Flight Attendants                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                 -            7,042          9,598          9,198            8,962            8,713            8,984          11,044          11,022
Maintenance                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -          22,563        35,131        37,076        27,286          36,777          36,980          40,586          45,523          46,336
Passenger, Cargo and Aircraft Handling                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -                 -            2,814          3,872          4,827            4,900            5,031            4,996            5,358            5,196
Other                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -            2,564        13,117        17,508        15,729          11,874          10,708          11,826          13,357          12,861
Total                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -            1,628          1,444          1,937          2,061            2,005            1,967            1,996            2,193            2,144
Productivity Measures Revenue  
Passenger Revenue Per Employee (000)
Pilots & Co-Pilots  $               -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $      503.9  $   1,232.1  $   1,657.9  $   1,633.0  $     1,509.0  $     1,532.1  $     1,531.9  $     1,542.2  $     1,703.3
Flight Attendants  $               -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $           -    $      715.4  $   1,040.8  $      991.9  $        932.6  $        962.9  $     1,079.0  $     1,364.7  $     1,543.3
Maintenance  $               -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $   2,045.9  $   3,568.9  $   4,020.2  $   2,942.4  $     3,826.8  $     4,086.9  $     4,874.4  $     5,625.0  $     6,487.7
Passenger, Cargo and Aircraft Handling  $               -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $           -    $      285.9  $      419.9  $      520.5  $        509.9  $        556.0  $        600.1  $        662.1  $        727.5
Other  $               -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $      232.5  $   1,332.6  $   1,898.5  $   1,696.1  $     1,235.6  $     1,183.5  $     1,420.3  $     1,650.5  $     1,800.6
Total  $               -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $      147.6  $      146.7  $      210.1  $      222.2  $        208.7  $        217.4  $        239.7  $        271.0  $        300.3
Salary and Benefits  
Average Salary
Management and All Other  $               -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $    27,786  $    80,316  $    72,396  $    65,219  $      54,759  $      57,135  $      66,119  $      72,432  $      73,263
Pilots & Co-Pilots  $               -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $    22,132  $    56,644  $    93,332  $    93,532  $      95,841  $      96,734  $      98,927  $    105,893  $    107,647
Flight Attendants  $               -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $           -    $    21,987  $    26,468  $    27,043  $      28,494  $      29,120  $      30,916  $      33,129  $      33,014
Maintenance  $               -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $    20,095  $    24,186  $    47,478  $    45,809  $      66,466  $      65,400  $      55,740  $      58,382  $      61,810
Passenger, Cargo and Aircraft Handling  $               -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $           -    $    15,145  $    24,973  $    30,564  $      30,232  $      30,746  $      32,623  $      32,461  $      33,155
Total  $               -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $    38,096  $    29,777  $    40,748  $    44,259  $      45,164  $      46,549  $      49,540  $      53,468  $      54,411
Other Compensation Per Employee (All Employees)
Benefits, Pensions and Payroll Taxes
Pilots & Co-Pilots  $               -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $      1,985  $    17,220  $    25,283  $    29,735  $      17,601  $        9,881  $      18,684  $      24,810  $      25,981
All Others  $               -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $      5,436  $      6,715  $      9,584  $    11,283  $        7,568  $        5,575  $        4,200  $        6,036  $        6,110
Total  $               -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $      4,425  $      7,966  $    11,573  $    13,794  $        8,956  $        6,186  $        6,467  $        9,335  $        9,613
Personnel
Pilots & Co-Pilots  $               -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $      5,926  $    10,634  $    13,268  $    11,476  $      11,099  $      12,317  $      12,355  $      12,496  $      11,748
Flight Attendents  $               -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $           -    $    10,938  $    18,731  $    16,586  $      18,486  $      18,915  $      16,228  $      15,997  $      14,679
Payroll Taxes
Pilots & Co-Pilots  $               -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $      1,789  $      4,262  $      6,272  $      6,982  $        7,012  $        7,197  $        6,591  $        6,929  $        7,320
All Others  $               -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $      3,658  $      2,008  $      2,607  $      2,953  $        2,969  $        3,022  $        3,245  $        3,488  $        3,663
Raw Data  
Number of Months 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
Number of Days 365 366 365 365 365 366 365 365 365 366 365 365 365 365
P10- Employee Count Data  
Sum of General Management                 -                24              24              28                31                32                36                38                35
Sum of Pilots and Co-Pilots                75             236             371             591              809            1,059            1,451            1,707            1,794
Sum of Other Flight Personnel               128              16               -                 -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -  
Sum of Passenger and General Services                 -               434             591             973            1,309            1,685            2,060            1,929            1,980
Sum of Maintenance                50              87             153             328              319              397              456              468              471
Sum of AC Handling 1                 -                 -                 -                 -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -  
Sum of Aircraft Handling                 -                75              45             136              166              218                78                74                77
Sum of Aircraft Control                 -                11              11              14                18                24                76              100              132
Sum of Passenger Handling                 -            1,000          1,407          1,694            2,194            2,634            3,523            3,783            3,974
Sum of Cargo Handling                 -                 -                  2              10                16                42                27                19                17
Sum of Trainees and Instructors                 -                19              32              56                79              107              176              167              184
Sum of Stats                 -                64              97             161              247              343              360              366              398
Sum of Traffic Solicitors                 -                  1              11                3                  3                  2                36                41                42
Sum of Other               440             149             184             349              659              919              993            1,021            1,073
Sum of Transport Related                 -                 -                 -                 -                   -                   -                   -                   -                   -  
Sum of Total             693          2,116          2,928          4,343            5,850            7,462            9,272            9,713          10,177
P6- Objective Grouping Operating Expense Data  
Sum of Salaries-General Management Personnel (000)    $      7,172  $    11,654  $      3,574  $      4,559  $        6,252  $        6,008  $      11,068  $      17,461  $      17,668
Sum of Salaries-Flight Personnel (000)    $      7,738  $    23,817  $    50,269  $    81,591  $    114,834  $    151,509  $    207,230  $    244,667  $    258,485
Sum of Salaries-Maintenance Labor (000)    $      1,005  $      2,104  $      7,264  $    15,025  $      21,203  $      25,964  $      25,417  $      27,323  $      29,113
Sum of Salaries-Aircraft And Traffic Handling Personnel (000)    $      5,432  $    16,447  $    36,585  $    56,666  $      72,375  $      89,716  $    120,836  $    129,064  $    139,250
Sum of Salaries-Other Personnel (000)    $      5,053  $      8,987  $    21,620  $    34,377  $      49,548  $      74,152  $      94,789  $    100,820  $    109,225
Sum of Salaries-Total (000)  $    26,401  $    63,009  $   119,311  $   192,218  $    264,210  $    347,349  $    459,340  $    519,335  $    553,741
Sum of Related Fringe Benefits-Personnel Expense (000)  $      4,099  $      7,427  $    15,993  $    22,921  $      33,177  $      44,916  $      51,357  $      52,188  $      50,140
Sum of Related Fringe Benefits-Employee Benefits And Pensions (000)  $      3,067  $    16,856  $    33,886  $    59,908  $      52,390  $      46,158  $      59,962  $      90,671  $      97,833
Sum of Related Fringe Benefits-Payroll Taxes (000)  $      2,156  $      4,817  $      8,994  $    15,208  $      20,639  $      26,972  $      34,943  $      39,757  $      43,839
Sum of Related Fringe Benefits-Total (000)  $      9,321  $    29,099  $    58,873  $    98,036  $    106,206  $    118,046  $    146,261  $    182,616  $    191,812
Sum of Total Salaries And Related Fringe Benefits (000)  $    35,722  $    92,108  $   178,184  $   290,254  $    370,416  $    465,396  $    605,601  $    701,951  $    745,553
Sum of Services Purchased-Advertising And Other Promotions (000)  $      9,991  $    15,646  $    22,793  $    23,974  $      25,305  $      32,295  $      36,454  $      37,425  $      46,872
Sum of Services Purchased-Communication (000)  $      1,747  $      3,558  $      3,743  $      5,410  $        7,900  $        9,897  $      10,104  $        9,934  $      10,002
Sum of Services Purchased-Insurance (000)  $      1,204  $      4,904  $    16,712  $    19,724  $      20,357  $      21,746  $      24,902  $      24,213  $      23,451
Sum of Services Purchased-Outside Flight Equipment Maintenance (000)  $         452  $      3,503  $      6,124  $    17,867  $      37,038  $      55,661  $      75,434  $      89,542  $    111,546
Sum of Services Purchased-Traffic Commissions -Passenger (000)  $      1,067  $      2,867  $      1,883  $           20  $             -    $             -    $              6  $            42  $      10,267
Sum of Services Purchased-Traffic Commissions-Cargo (000)  $           -    $           -    $           -    $           -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -  
Sum of Services Purchased-Other Services (000)  $    15,361  $    34,650  $    70,795  $    87,562  $    118,233  $    161,662  $    215,092  $    262,181  $    302,902
Sum of Services Purchased-Total (000)  $    29,822  $    65,127  $   122,032  $   154,557  $    208,832  $    281,261  $    361,990  $    423,328  $    505,041
Sum of Transport Related Expense (000) 0 0 59.51 1513.16 2776.6 10341.89 13820.34 23445.2 38911.47
Sum of Total Operating Expense (000)  $   120,083  $   284,924  $   529,689  $   829,200  $  1,152,843  $  1,641,355  $  2,246,218  $  2,676,970  $  3,305,593
T1 & T2- Traffic Data  
Sum of RPMs 1.00E+09 3.28E+09 6.82E+09 1.15E+10 1.57E+10 2.01E+10 2.33E+10 2.57E+10 2.61E+10
Sum of ASMs 1.38E+09 4.26E+09 8.23E+09 1.37E+10 1.90E+10 2.37E+10 2.86E+10 3.21E+10 3.24E+10
Sum of Miles 8.43E+06 2.60E+07 5.08E+07 8.53E+07 1.21E+08 1.52E+08 1.89E+08 2.22E+08 2.30E+08
Sum of Depts        10,134        26,335        44,118        66,920          90,424        111,618        159,120        195,858        205,401
Sum of Airborne Hours        18,857        58,125      111,427      184,544        263,075        331,805        421,045        502,132        521,042
Sum of Block Hours        23,303        67,154      126,670      208,434        297,200        378,719        495,196        599,030        618,217
Sum of AC Days          1,944          5,787          9,983        15,625          21,887          28,286          38,872          46,646          50,919
Sum of Gallons 1.84E+07 5.51E+07 1.06E+08 1.73E+08 2.41E+08 3.03E+08 3.77E+08 4.43E+08 4.53E+08
Sum of Passengers    1,128,146    3,056,371    5,672,638    8,949,744    11,731,733    14,681,039    18,507,003    21,304,722    21,824,403
P12- Profit and Loss Statement  
Sum of Pax Rev (000) 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 -1.02E+05 -3.10E+05 -6.15E+05 -9.65E+05 -1.22E+06 -1.62E+06 -2.22E+06 -2.63E+06 -3.06E+06
Sum of Charter Pax (000)  $               -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $          (12)  $          (31)  $          (58)  $          (29)  $           (12)  $          (444)  $       (2,576)  $       (3,129)  $       (8,867)
Sum of Transport Related Rev (000)  $               -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $           -    $     (1,048)  $     (3,909)  $     (9,522)  $     (15,070)  $     (41,147)  $     (66,694)  $     (96,872)  $   (133,029)
Sum of Cargo Rev (000)  $               -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $        (206)  $        (785)  $     (1,876)  $     (2,934)  $       (4,016)  $       (5,502)  $     (10,744)  $     (17,933)  $     (39,513)
Sum of Total Rev (000) 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 0.00E+00 -1.05E+05 -3.20E+05 -6.35E+05 -9.98E+05 -1.27E+06 -1.70E+06 -2.36E+06 -2.84E+06 -3.39E+06
P52- Functional Grouping Operating Expense Data  
Sum of Pilots And Copilots (000)  $      4,076  $    14,274  $    34,626  $    55,278  $      77,536  $    102,441  $    143,543  $    180,760  $    193,118
Sum of Other Flight Personnel (000)  $         417  $           -    $           -    $           -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -    $             -  
Sum of Trainees And Instructors (000)  $         144  $      1,697  $      1,036  $      1,835  $        2,208  $        4,376  $        4,952  $        5,319  $        5,616
Sum of Personnel Expenses (000)  $      1,203  $      2,680  $      4,923  $      6,783  $        8,979  $      13,044  $      17,927  $      21,330  $      21,075
Sum of Employee Benefits And Pensions (000)  $         403  $      4,339  $      9,380  $    17,573  $      14,240  $      10,464  $      27,111  $      42,351  $      46,610
Sum of Taxes-Payroll (000)  $         363  $      1,074  $      2,327  $      4,127  $        5,673  $        7,622  $        9,564  $      11,828  $      13,132
Sum of Total Flight Equipment Maintenance (Memo) (000)  $      5,728  $      6,794  $    31,869  $    65,972  $    103,143  $    136,901  $    170,764  $    195,752  $    223,439
Sum of Flying Operations-Aircraft Fuels (000)  $    17,581  $    41,185  $    75,956  $   150,121  $    255,117  $    487,681  $    751,723  $    928,846  $  1,351,821