JetBlue sells another 12 Embraer E190s ahead of final flight next month
August 7, 2025
JetBlue has sold another 12 of its Embraer E190s to an asset management company, Werner Aero. The company specialises in aircraft teardown and parts harvesting.
The aircraft and engines will be delivered to Werner Aero at Ascent Aviation’s facility in Pinal Airpark, Marana, Arizona, between June 2025 and February 2026.
It marks another successful ‘monetisation’ of JetBlue’s retiring fleet of E-Jets, after leasing giant Azorra also agreed to purchase 13 of the aircraft, and a step towards the final flight of JetBleu’s Embraers next month.
The airline has rapidly phased out the E190 as its Airbus A220s have arrived. In the last two years, 40 E-Jets have been retired, some going on to new owners while others are still listed as stored.
From a peak fleet of 60 Embraer E190s, JetBlue now has just nine.
Several of the Embraers were transferred to Alliance Airlines in Australia, the country’s leading fly-in fly-out (FIFO) air charter provider. While some have resumed flying, many are being cannibalised for spare parts to keep the existing fleet of 51 ERJ-1`90s flying.
JetBlue has scheduled the final flight of the Embraer E190
While nine aircraft remain in service today, JetBlue has already made plans for the final flight of the type. The last scheduled service will take place on 9 September, with a route from Boston to New York JFK.
Symbolically, the final flight will be the same route as the inaugural JetBlue E-Jet service back in November 2005. At the time, JetBlue had an order in place for 101 Embraer E190s, a strategy no doubt encouraged by founder and former Azul CEO David Neeleman.
But as Neeleman moved on to Breeze, JetBlue was tempted away from the proven Embraer platform. In October 2018, JetBlue ordered 60 Airbus A220-300s and two years later, in December 2020, the first one arrived. The airline named it Rob Dewar, after the man who played an essential role in shaping the A220.
Now, the airline flies 51 A220s and is the second largest customer of the type. In 2022, it raised its orderbook to a firm total of 100, praising the platform for its fuel efficiency and sustainable credentials.
