Senior Analyst Route Planning

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 network performance and identify areas of opportunity; monitor industry capacity changes
• Collaborate closely with Schedule Planning to transition route concepts from initial business case through to successful execution, ensuring alignment with fleet constraints and commercial targets.
• 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

Minimum Experience and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Aviation, Business, Economics, Mathematics, Finance, Public Policy or a related field; OR demonstrated capability to perform job responsibilities with a combination of a High School Diploma/GED and at least four (4) years of previous relevant work experience
• Three (3) years of work experience in commercial aviation, finance, management consulting, or a related field
• Candidates must demonstrate Excel skills in a work sample assessment.
• Strong written and verbal communication ability
• Available for overnight travel (10%)
• Must pass a pre-employment drug test
• Must be legally eligible to work in the country in which the position is located
• Authorization to work in the US is required. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship

Preferred Experience and Qualifications:

• Two (2) years of work experience in Consulting, Finance, or commercial roles including but not limited to: Network Planning, Revenue Management, Loyalty, Marketing, and Analytics
• Experience with database querying (e.g., SQL), automation languages (e.g., Python, R), and data visualization (e.g., Tableau) preferred

Crewmember Expectations:

• Regular attendance and punctuality
• Potential need to work flexible hours and be available to respond on short-notice
• Able to maintain a professional appearance
• When working or traveling on JetBlue flights, and if time permits, all capable Crewmembers are asked to assist with light cleaning of the aircraft
• Must be an appropriate organizational fit for the JetBlue culture—that is, exhibit the JetBlue values of Safety, Caring, Integrity, Passion and Fun
• Promote JetBlue’s #1 value of safety as a Safety Ambassador, supporting JetBlue’s Safety Management System (SMS) components, Safety Policy and behavioral standards
• Identify safety and/or security concerns, issues, incidents or hazards that should be reported and report them whenever possible and by any means necessary including JetBlue’s confidential reporting systems (Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) or Safety Action Report (SAR))
• The use of ChatGPT or any other automated tool during the interview process will disqualify a candidate from being considered for the position.

Equipment:

• Computer and other office equipment

Work Environment:

• Traditional office environment

Physical Effort:

• Generally not required, or up to 10 pounds occasionally, 0 pounds frequently (Sedentary)

Compensation:

• The base pay range for this position is between $88,000.00 and $132,000.00 per year. Base pay is one component of JetBlue’s total compensation package, which may also include access to healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan and company match, crewmember stock purchase plan, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, free space available travel on JetBlue, and more.