JetBlue commences rolling grounding of E190 fleet
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JetBlue commenced the grounding of 25 of its E190 regional jets on 08-Mar-07, on a two-by-two basis, in order to rectify persistent software problems with the aircraft.
JetBlue and Embraer will carry out the repairs at Embraer’s maintenance facility in Nashville. The repairs are expected to be complete by the end of Apr-07.
To cover the capacity shortage, JetBlue signed an agreement for four 50-seat ERJ-145s, to be wet leased from regional carrier, ExpressJet. The ExpressJet aircraft will operate on daily services from Boston to Buffalo and Washington-Dulles and from New York JFK to Columbus and Richmond.
In Feb-07, JetBlue reported...
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