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Operating expense per available seat mile, excluding fuel and related taxes, other non-airline operating expenses, and special items ("CASM Ex-Fuel")
Operating expenses per available seat mile, or CASM, is a common metric used in the airline industry. We exclude aircraft fuel and related taxes, operating expenses
related to other non-airline businesses, such as JetBlue Technology Ventures and JetBlue Travel Products, and special items from operating expenses to determine
CASM ex-fuel, which is a non-GAAP financial measure. In 2020, special items include contra-expenses recognized on the utilization of payroll support grants received
under the CARES Act, impairment charges of our Embraer E190 fleet, losses generated from sale-leaseback transactions, and one-time costs associated with our
voluntary crew member separation programs. Special items for 2019 include one-time costs related to the Embraer E190 fleet transition, one-time costs related to the
implementation of our pilots' collective bargaining agreement, as well as a gain on an equity method investment. We believe that CASM ex-fuel is useful for investors
because it provides investors the ability to measure financial performance excluding items beyond our control, such as fuel costs, which are subject to many economic
and political factors, or not related to the generation of an available seat mile, such as operating expense related to certain non-airline businesses. We believe this non-
GAAP measure is more indicative of our ability to manage airline costs and is more comparable to measures reported by other major airlines.
jetBlue 2020
Total operating expenses
Less:
Aircraft fuel and related taxes
Other non-airline expenses
Special items
Operating expenses, excluding fuel
$
$
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURE
RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING EXPENSE PER ASM, EXCLUDING FUEL
($ in millions, per ASM data in cents)
(unaudited)
$
1,008
2020
102
7
(112)
1,011
$
$
Three Months Ended
September 30,
per ASM
14.60
1.47
0.10
(1.61)
14.64
$
$
$
1,839
471
10
1,358
2019
$
$
per ASM
11.29
2.89
0.07
8.33
$
$
$
3,555
2020
496
29
(214)
3,244
$
$
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
per ASM
14.69
2.05
0.12
(0.88)
13.40
$
$
$
5,490
1,392
32
14
4,052
2019
$
$
per ASM
11.50
2.92
0.07
0.03
8.48
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