Position Summary
JetBlue is looking for a Senior Analyst Route Planning to be based at JetBlue’s Support Center in Long Island City, NY. The Route Planning team is responsible for determining JetBlue’s growth strategy and maximizing the profitability of JetBlue’s route network. The team’s shorter term responsibilities include actively determining new routes, optimizing service levels of existing routes, and performing ad-hoc network and competitive analyses.
Longer term responsibilities include working cross-functionally across the company to advise on major fleet and strategic growth decisions. The ideal candidate has a passion for aviation, a deep understanding of airline route networks and strategy, strong problem-solving abilities, and developed quantitative and inter-personal skills. At JetBlue we take our mission to Inspire Humanity very seriously. As such, we are looking for someone who embodies our five values of Safety, Caring, Integrity, Passion, and Fun.
Essential Responsibilities
- Contribute to the development of JetBlue’s short and long term route network strategy
- Analyze JetBlue Airways performance on a route by route basis and identify areas of opportunity; monitor industry capacity changes
- Responsible for 1-2 Route Planning budgetary processes including but not limited to: 5 year plans, profit and loss (P&L) documentation, and internal dashboards
- Prepare materials for quarterly earnings call in support of executive leadership
- Serve as a primary point of contact in Route Planning for internal and external partners
- Perform ad hoc fleet- and network-related projects in support of senior leadership
- Participate in mentoring and training new Crewmembers
- Support other teams including the Airline Planning, Commercial, Finance, Government Affairs, Corporate Communications, and Investor Relations divisions
- Other duties as assigned
