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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 2021, special items include contra-expenses recognized on the utilization of federal grants received under various payroll support programs, contra-expenses recognized on the
Employee Retention Credits (ERCS) provided by the CARES Act, and one-time costs related to the ratification of the collective bargaining agreement with our inflight crew members.
Special items for 2019 include one-time costs related to our Embraer E190 fleet transition and the implementation of our pilots' collective bargaining agreement.
With respect to JetBlue's CASM ex-fuel guidance, JetBlue is unable to provide a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure to GAAP because the excluded items have not yet
occurred and cannot be reasonably predicted. The reconciling information that is unavailable would include a forward-looking range of financial performance measures beyond our control,
such as fuel costs, which are subject to many economic and political factors. Accordingly, a reconciliation to CASM is not available without unreasonable effort.
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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)
1,953
463
12
8
1,470
2021
$
Three Months Ended
December 31,
per ASM
12.84
3.04
0.08
0.06
9.66
$
$
1,804
455
12
1
1,336
2019
$
$
per ASM
11.22
2.83
0.08
8.31
$
$
$
6,117
1,436
43
(833)
5,471
2021
$
Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
per ASM
11.30
2.65
0.08
(1.54)
10.11
$
$
$
7,294
1,847
46
14
5,387
2019
$
per ASM
11.43
2.89
0.08
0.02
8.44
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