JetBlue TrueBlue - Cape Air to feed jetBlue Flights...

http://www.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2006/03/28/cape_air_seeks_deal_with_jetblue/

Cape Air and jetBlue talking about working together...
interesting but it could work... make sense.

"Cape Air, the top year-round carrier from Logan International Airport in Boston to Cape Cod and the islands, has been facing a May 2007 deadline to clear out of Logan's Terminal C to make way for rapidly growing JetBlue Airways Corp.
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But now both JetBlue and Cape Air are expressing hope they can work out a deal that keeps Cape Air at its current gate, operating as a kind of connector-feeder for JetBlue."

http://www.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2006/03/28/cape_air_seeks_deal_with_jetblue/

Cape Air and jetBlue talking about working together...
interesting but it could work... make sense.

"Cape Air, the top year-round carrier from Logan International Airport in Boston to Cape Cod and the islands, has been facing a May 2007 deadline to clear out of Logan's Terminal C to make way for rapidly growing JetBlue Airways Corp.
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But now both JetBlue and Cape Air are expressing hope they can work out a deal that keeps Cape Air at its current gate, operating as a kind of connector-feeder for JetBlue."

Isn't Cape Air already feeding CO on these routes? Conflict of interest, since JetBlue is such an independant type?

Isn't Cape Air already feeding CO on these routes? Conflict of interest, since JetBlue is such an independant type?

Commuter Airlines do sometime feed multiple airlines... take skywest for example... they feed United and Delta, this was the case long before SkyWest bought out ASA. As for jetBlue being independant... true, but it seems like their moving away from that with talks about starting some type international alliance and now talks with cape air.

Commuter Airlines do sometime feed multiple airlines... take skywest for example... they feed United and Delta, this was the case long before SkyWest bought out ASA. As for jetBlue being independant... true, but it seems like their moving away from that with talks about starting some type international alliance and now talks with cape air.

I realize that regional carriers feed multiple airlines, but we're talking about JetBlue here... if CapeAir were going to feed multiple legacy carriers, I wouldn't be shocked... but I'm surprised that JetBlue would want to form any agreement with the "old establishment" that could associate them with anything other than "an entirely new way of doing business."

Or, perhaps the new "JetBlue" model is just proving it cannot sustain itself?

JetBlue's recent announcement regarding possible international alliances is entirely different -- this scenario would capitalize on Intl operators whose service terminates at JFK (a la Terminal 4), off of which passengers could then connect to JetBlue's extensive route network. I doubt JetBlue will partner with any carriers that either already offer domestic US flights or that are part of a major alliance with a prominent US partner.

Jetblue is known for constantly challenging industry wisdom. LCCs did not offer IFE until B6 came along - now Frontier, Westjet do and Airtran offers XM. LCCs did not fly out of main airports - Jetblue started at JFK and then BOS, etc.

The whole EMB 190s was a radical departure from the Southwest model. There seem to have been some initial hiccups but now they seem to be getting things under control and make the strategy work for them.

I would not be surprised if Jetblue starts co-operating with Cape Air. Co-operating does not have to be codesharing. Feeder flts are very different. Could be simple interlining. Who knows. I'll wait to see what Jetblue cooks up next.

This is sort of a unique situation anyway. Cape Air is not your typical feeder, its a very specialized, rather expensive shuttle-type service for the beautiful people to get between Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard and the Cape to Boston. This marriage is really more about the fact that they share space in Terminal C at BOS than anything else.

Isn't Cape Air already feeding CO on these routes? Conflict of interest, since JetBlue is such an independant type?

For some reason that I have never understood, Cape Air only feeds CO (carrying a "CO Connection" code) in the Florida and Puerto Rico/USVI routes, but not Boston-Cape routes. So no overlap or conflict of interest here - or at least not any more than the other regionals that serve more than one "master".

and it only took almost a year for them to come up with some type of deal.

Interesting to note that the COO of Cape Air is the former VP of flight ops for JetBlue.

This has been in the works for quite some time now. It was being talked about when I was hired on. I think it would be pointless for Cape Air to move as we couldn't use the gate they operate out of. It doesn't have a jetbridge attatched to it so we would have to buy one and remodel the boarding area. I hope we do start a C/S with them.

Cape Air codeshare deal was just announced on our company site. I bet the announcement will come with the announcement of JFK-ACK flights. We will codeshare on BOS-MYV, BOS-HYA, BOS-ACK, and BOS-PVC. Customers will be able to book connecting Cape Air Flights directly from our website.

Cape Air codeshare deal was just announced on our company site. I bet the announcement will come with the announcement of JFK-ACK flights. We will codeshare on BOS-MYV, BOS-HYA, BOS-ACK, and BOS-PVC. Customers will be able to book connecting Cape Air Flights directly from our website.

http://investor.jetblue.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=131045&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=963200&highlight=

Here is the announcement. Just one question open to the board. I am looking at the aircraft utilization, and I don't seem to understand the aircraft patterns. I get that the daily flight will go to ACK and come right back. However, there is a friday night flight that arrives at 11 P.M., and leaves at 11 A.M. the next day. That seems like a long time for the plane to be sitting on the ground. But, then, there is a flight that arrives at 10:30 A.M. on Sat and doesn't leave until Mon. That seems to be a long time for the plane to be sitting on the ground. Is there something that I am missing here?

It would be awesome if jetBlue and Cape Air come up with some type of codeshare agreement out of San Juan.

Pretty random comment:

CapeAir & jetBlue should match well... Cape Air's philosophy of MOCHA HAGoTDI --> Making Our Customers Happy and Having A Good Time Doing It! Really compliments the jetBlue culture, since that's what they both strive for and achieve.

cheers

Pretty random comment:

CapeAir & jetBlue should match well... Cape Air's philosophy of MOCHA HAGoTDI --> Making Our Customers Happy and Having A Good Time Doing It! Really compliments the jetBlue culture, since that's what they both strive for and achieve.

cheers

That and some of Cape Air hubs match up really well with jetBlue's route network like Florida and San Juan. :D

That and some of Cape Air hubs match up really well with jetBlue's route network like Florida and San Juan. :D

I was noticing that too ... but I think the Florida routes are as CO Express and the SJU flights are possibly a CO codeshare as well (www.flycapeair.com allows you to book them standalone, but on another page they tell you to book through Continental).

Both would be interesting additions tho, especially the SJU routes.

Cape Air expects JetBlue deal will make its planes fuller (http://blogs.usatoday.com/sky/)

It's down the page just a bit but here is a snid bit

"The Boston Globe writes JetBlue CEO "David Neeleman said he's working on adding a similar code-share deal with Cape Air in Florida and the Caribbean, where the Cape-based carrier offers extensive service during cold-weather months with planes from Massachusetts."