JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP
For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Feb 12, 2024.
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FY2023 · Filed Feb 12, 2024
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Contractual Obligations
Our material cash requirements for known contractual and other obligations as of December 31, 2023 includes the following (in millions):
| Payments due in | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | Thereafter | Total | |
| Debt and finance lease obligations (1) | $496 | $455 | $1,190 | $427 | $515 | $2,916 | $5,999 |
| Operating lease obligations | 160 | 115 | 90 | 86 | 73 | 365 | 889 |
| Flight equipment purchase obligations (2) | 1,235 | 1,169 | 1,145 | 1,015 | 1,504 | 1,137 | 7,205 |
| Other obligations (3) | 382 | 367 | 418 | 447 | 765 | — | 2,379 |
| Total | $2,273 | $2,106 | $2,843 | $1,975 | $2,857 | $4,418 | $16,472 |
The amounts stated above do not include additional obligations incurred as a result of financing activities executed after December 31, 2023 except as otherwise noted.
(1)The interest rates are fixedfor $4.6 billion of our debt and finance lease obligations, with the remaining $109 million having floating interest rates. The estimated floating rate is equal to SOFR plus an applicable margin based on December 31, 2023 rates. The weighted average maturity of all of our debt was 7.3 years as of December 31, 2023.
(2)On January 26, 2024, JetBlue and Airbus amended the Company's aircraft delivery schedule pursuant to which we agreed to defer 41 aircraft originally scheduled for delivery from 2024 through 2027 to revised delivery dates from 2025 through 2029. The table above and the Flight Equipment Purchase Obligation table below reflect our aircraft purchase commitments after giving effect to this revised delivery schedule.
(3)Amounts primarily include non-cancelable commitments for flight equipment maintenance, construction and information technology.
Debt and Finance Lease Obligations
As of December 31, 2023, we were in compliance with the covenants of our debt and lease agreements.
We have $54 million of restricted cash pledged under standby letters of credit related to certain leases that will expire at the end of the related lease terms. Approximately 70% of our owned property and equipment and intangible assets at net book value were pledged or committed to be pledged as security under various loan agreements.
Operating Lease Obligations
As of December 31, 2023, we had operating lease obligations for 56 aircraft with lease terms that expire between 2024 and 2028. Our aircraft lease agreements contain termination provisions which include standard maintenance and return conditions. Our policy is to record these lease return conditions when they are probable and the costs can be estimated. As of December 31, 2023, the average age of our operating fleet was 12.3 years. We also lease airport terminal space and other airport facilities in each of our markets, as well as office space and other equipment. Minimum ground and facility rents at JFK totaling $591 million are included in the commitments table above as operating lease obligations. In November 2022, we amended the lease to relinquish a portion of the former Terminal 6 property to allow for development of a new Terminal 6 by our development partners JMP through a $65 million letter of credit in exchange for 5% ownership. This amount is included in restricted cash on the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2023.
We have a long term lease for our primary corporate office in Long Island City until 2039. We have a one-time option to terminate the lease in 2034. At the end of the initial lease term, we have the option to renew the lease for either one renewal term of 10 years, or two renewal terms of five years each. The total committed expenditure for the lease through 2039 is approximately $86 million.
Flight Equipment Purchase Obligations
Our committed future aircraft deliveries are as follows(1):
| Year | Airbus A220 | Airbus A321neo | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20 | 7 | 27 |
| 2025 | 20 | 5 | 25 |
| 2026 | 20 | 4 | 24 |
| 2027 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Thereafter | 11 | 30 | 41 |
| Total (2) | 76 | 55 | 131 |
(1)Refer to the Contractual Obligations table above for additional information on the amended Airbus delivery schedule.
(2)In addition, we have options to purchase an additional 20 A220-300 aircraft.
Committed expenditures for our firm aircraft and spare engines include estimated amounts for contractual price escalations and pre-delivery deposits. We expect to meet our pre-delivery deposit requirements for our aircraft by paying cash or by using short-term borrowing facilities for deposits generally required six to 24 months prior to delivery. Any pre-delivery deposits paid by the issuance of notes are fully repaid at the time of delivery of the related aircraft.
Other Obligations
Our Terminal at JFK, T5, is governed by a lease agreement we entered into with the PANYNJ in 2005. We are responsible for making various payments under the lease. This includes ground rents for the terminal site which began at the time of the lease execution in 2005 and facility rents which commenced in October 2008 upon our occupancy of T5. The facility rents are based on the number of passengers enplaned out of the terminal, subject to annual minimums. The PANYNJ reimbursed us for construction costs of this project in accordance with the terms of the lease, except for approximately $76 million in leasehold improvements provided by us. In 2012, we amended this lease to include additional ground space for our international arrivals facility, T5i, which we opened in November 2014.
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