JetBlue announced it has retired the last of its Embraer E190 aircraft, ushering in a new era of an all-Airbus fleet, including the A220-300. The carrier, which is 25 years old, has used the Embraer equipment for nearly two decades.
Warren Christie, COO, captained the flight, saying that the E190 “was instrumental in our early years and proved to deliver on critical connectivity in short-haul markets, allowing us to grow into new regions, especially in our New York and Boston focus cities.”
The retirement of the E190 coincides with the recent delivery of JetBlue’s 50th Airbus A220 aircraft. To date, JetBlue has received 52 of its 100 A220 aircraft on order, simplifying its fleet to two types: the Airbus A320 and A220 families.
JetBlue’s A220 cabins are configured with 140 seats, all featuring the widest seats in JetBlue’s fleet, spacious overhead bins and custom designed seatback storage, easy-to-reach in-seat power with AC, USB-A and USB-C ports, extra-large windows, fast and free WIFI and personalized inflight entertainment at every seat.
The A220, said the announcement, continues to unlock new possibilities for route expansion, including for transcontinental markets where the E190 was not equipped for the range needed.












