The Airbus A320 is a single-aisle commercial airliner with a 111-foot wingspan and an operational range of 2700 nautical miles. It is designed for medium-haul routes. The A320 is powered by twin International Aero Engines V2527-A5 turbofans. With a width of 12 feet -- the widest of any airliner in its class -- and a height of over 7 feet, the A320's cabin has 150 leather seats in a three-by-three configuration of 25 rows. Every seat on JetBlue A320s features 36 channels of DirectTV and 100 Sirius/XM Radio channels. There are three lavatories.
Embrauer's ERJ-190 is a Brazilian-made airliner with a 94-foot wingspan. Powered by two General Electric CF34-10E6 turbofan engines, it is designed for shorter regional routes and has a range of 2100 miles. The ERJ-190's 100 seats are configured in a two-by-two arrangement of 25 rows in a nine-foot wide cabin. Despite the downsized width typical of regional jets, the ERJ-900's "Double Bubble" construction allows stand-up headroom of 6 feet, 7 inches. There are two lavatories. Every seat features 36 channels of DirectTV and 100 Sirius/XM Radio channels.
As of April 2011, the average age of a JetBlue airliner is approximately six years. The oldest airplane in the fleet is an Airbus A320 (N503JB) that was delivered in January 1999. JetBlue's newest plane is an Embrauer ERJ-1900 (N324JB) delivered in October 2010.
JetBlue's fleet of commercial airliners now totals 163 aircraft, consisting of 118 Airbus A320s and 45 Embrauer ERJ-1900s. In April 2011, JetBlue has on order one Airbus A320 and one Embrauer ERJ-1900. The airline has never had a fatal crash.
