Comments on: David Neeleman to Launch Brazil-based Airline; Gol Likely Pooped Self (figuretively)

By: jim

jim — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:37:37 +0000

Hey guys, JetBlue currently uses Embraer 190`s and Airbus 320`s. Just an FYI!
Good luck David in Brazil! He`ll be great!

By: Pumapreto

Pumapreto — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:30:57 +0000

Neeleman hit the nail right on the head. His new airline will act in a gigantic underserved market with non-stop flights. Save a major economic crisis, he will fly high for a long time to come.

By: Jared

Jared — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:40:07 +0000

Hi Charlie,

The E-195 is sometimes called a regional jet because Embraer primarily makes RJ’s, but it’s really just a smaller regular jet (the costs are more like a regular jet, not like an RJ). Neeleman’s point is that Brazil has many markets better served by 100-seat planes than larger 737-sized planes - i think this is a good point, and could give him a cost advantage over Gol and TAM.

By: charlie

charlie — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:17:34 +0000

I read a lot about how the RJ market is going downhill because of fuel costs. And yet both JetBlue and this new venture are using new small e-195 jets. does that mean the e-195 is more fuel efficient (higher loads, maybe) than a RJ, or the reason the RJ market in the US is tanking is not so much fuel as the lack of business/last minute travel to small destinations……