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Old Nov 29, 2018, 10:24 am
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Refreshed aircraft are either Phase 1 or Phase 2 configurations. Details of the differences can be found at:

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/29709287-post48.html

Aircraft modifications appear to be happening in LCQ and SAL based on details from this A.net thread:

https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1406927

Updated with Phase 1 configuration: (20 planes)

N510JB
N529JB
N534JB
N556JB
N558JB
N568JB
N570JB
N571JB
N579JB
N580JB
N595JB - Boston Celtics
N598JB - Bluemanity
N621JB
N627JB
N629JB
N632JB - Boston Bruins
N634JB
N641JB
N646JB
N653JB

The Phase 1 cabin refits have concluded. All further refits will be Phase 2. There are no current plans to refit Phase 1 planes with Phase 2.

Updated with Phase 2 configuration: (99 planes)

N507JT
N508JL
N509JB
N526JL
N527JL
N531JL - NYPD
N535JB
N536JB
N537JT
N547JB
N552JB
N554JB
N559JB
N561JB
N562JB
N563JB
N564JB
N565JB
N566JB
N569JB
N583JB
N584JB
N585JB
N586JB - I♥NY
N587JB
N588JB
N589JB
N590JB
N591JB
N592JB
N593JB
N594JB
N597JB
N599JB
N603JB - JetBlue Vacations
N605JB - Boston Red Sox
N606JB
N607JB
N608JB
N612JB
N613JB
N615JB - FDNY
N618JB
N623JB - JetBlue Vacations
N624JB
N625JB
N630JB
N633JB
N635JB
N636JB
N637JB
N638JB
N639JB
N640JB
N643JB
N644JB
N645JB
N648JB - JetBlue Vacations
N649JB
N651JB
N652JB
N655JB
N656JB
N657JB
N658JB
N659JB
N661JB
N662JB
N663JB
N665JB
N703JB
N705JB
N706JB
N708JB
N709JB
N712JB
N715JB
N729JB
N746JB
N760JB
N763JB - Retrojet
N766JB
N768JB
N775JB - Vets in Blue
N779JB - Bluericua
N784JB
N789JB
N793JB
N794JB
N796JB
N804JB
N805JB
N806JB
N807JB
N809JB - JetBlue For Good
N821JB
N827JB
N828JB
N834JB

In LCQ presumably being updated:

The cabin refresh work at HAECO at LCQ has concluded, and all future cabin refreshes will be performed at Aeroman in San Salvador. HAECO at LCQ will continue subsidiary Flightstar Aircraft Services at VQQ will set up and install JetBlue's seats, wifi, and IFE on new aircraft deliveries.

In SAL presumably being updated or heavy maint:

All aircraft planned to receive the cabin refresh have gone through the process, and the program has concluded!

To be updated:

All aircraft planned to receive the cabin refresh have gone through the process, and the program has concluded!

Will Not Receive New Cabin:

N503JB
N504JB
N505JB
N506JB
N516JB
N517JB
N519JB
N520JB
N521JB
N523JB
N524JB​​​
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Old Sep 20, 2019, 10:09 pm
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Finally got to fly on the Phase II tonight in 5C (EMS). Here are my thoughts:

Pros:
  • Very comfortable seats
  • Big screen
  • Power outlets (essentially 3 per person! 1x wall and 2x USB)
  • Phone remote is so cool
  • EMS has great legroom
  • Moving map is very functional
  • Blue lights
Cons:
  • No XM radio or music option (watch TV, or the moving map in silence)
  • Tiny tray table
  • Narrow armrests
Overall a very nice customer experience. The way of the future? Not quite.

I also feel bad for whoever the FAs are in the back. Those are some very cramped quarters, much less space than on the A321 Core.

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Old Sep 24, 2019, 12:23 pm
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Finally got to fly on the Phase II tonight in 5C (EMS). Here are my thoughts:

Cons:
  • No XM radio or music option (watch TV, or the moving map in silence)
  • -J.
How unfortunate that there is no XM on these planes. That's gotten me through many transcons. I'm disappointed that this seems to have been purposely kept secret as well. This should have been included in the press releases and/or paid blog posts about the refurbs.
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Old Sep 24, 2019, 12:38 pm
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Yeah, I have to say I like the XM radio better than the TV, this is a bummer. On many flights, I'll put up the map with music and read rather than watch TV. I honestly like the chance to listen to something other than the music on my own device...but I suppose the whole concept of "radio" is fading as it is.
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Old Oct 21, 2019, 1:12 am
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N779JB has returned, and with that, the 30% completion point has been reached. (40/130 aircraft).

Rumor is that HAECO at LCQ will no longer perform the cabin refreshes, and Aeroman in SAL will complete the rest of the fleet.
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Old Oct 21, 2019, 7:00 am
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I just checked and 536 is flying around with 150 seats still.

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Old Oct 21, 2019, 4:11 pm
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Yep. It went to SAL for a month, but wasn't on the mod line.
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Old Oct 31, 2019, 6:10 am
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Any updates?
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Old Nov 1, 2019, 4:37 am
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None of the planes that are currently in SAL for the cabin refresh have been there for a full month yet. I typically don't check until one leaves SAL because barring scheduling conflicts, it's usually a 1 for 1 swap where one finished aircraft leaves SAL, and another one gets rotated in from a JetBlue focus city no more than 24 hours later. They used to stagger the arrivals, but since the summer schedule and the A321neo delays have delayed the rotations, 4 of the 5 will most likely be released within the span of a week since they all went around the same time.

I heard through the grapevine that they'll expand the number of lines that will be concurrently doing this work once JetBlue switches over to their winter schedule.
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Originally Posted by diburning
I heard through the grapevine that they'll expand the number of lines that will be concurrently doing this work once JetBlue switches over to their winter schedule.
I have heard that as well, especially since LCQ is out of the picture now.

-J.
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N2016J, the second A321neo, is now in service. The night before last it did the JFK-BUR redeye turn. Tonight it will operate the JFK-SMF redeye turn.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N2016J

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N665JB returned on 11/6. N651JB replaced it at SAL yesterday 11/7.
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I flew on 558 last week which is Phase 1. I may have enjoyed it a bit too much.
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Old Nov 12, 2019, 2:51 pm
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I flew on 558 last week which is Phase 1. I may have enjoyed it a bit too much.
Meh. Phase 1 is the same as the A321 with the clunky LTV4. At least it has XM.

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Without straying too far off topic, is the XM radio being continued on the E190s and non-rehabbed A320s for the time being? Just did a round trip on one of each, and the XM was dead on both. TV worked fine on the 320, but only barely on the 190 (some channels OK, but video for most pretty scrambled).

Overall, both of those cabins were in among the worst shape (appearance wise) I've seen in 9 years of flying B6 so I guess these refurbs can't come soon enough.
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