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JetBlue Shares Plunge to $2.16 Record Low

By Drooid · Oct 27, 2026, 5:58 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

JetBlue Airways Corp. shares fell to $2.16, an intraday record low, dropping up to 18% on Monday.
Creditors holding $2 billion in 2031 bonds and a $742 million loan met with PJT Partners and Akin Gump on Oct. 23.
JetBlue reported an adjusted third-quarter loss of $0.60 per share, missing Wall Street estimates of a $0.55 loss.
After the earnings release, JetBlue stock rose 11% in after-hours trading.

History

Historical Context

The September 11 2001 attacks shut U.S. airspace, cut capacity by about 20% and plunged airlines into debt, prompting federal loan guarantees of $10 billion and sparking a wave of mergers such as America West-US Airways in 2005 and Delta-Northwest in 2008. Those restructurings created a precedent for aggressive debt workouts, which JetBlue’s 2024 bondholder meeting now echoes as creditors negotiate $2 billion of 2031 bonds and a $742 million loan.

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Story summary

JetBlue Airways Corp. shares fell to $2.16, an intraday record low, dropping up to 18% on Monday.
Creditors holding $2 billion in 2031 bonds and a $742 million loan met with PJT Partners and Akin Gump on Oct. 23.
JetBlue reported an adjusted third-quarter loss of $0.60 per share, missing Wall Street estimates of a $0.55 loss.
After the earnings release, JetBlue stock rose 11% in after-hours trading.

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