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Message: RE: Jetstar joins meal-high club - Thx deBeer

RE: Jetstar joins meal-high club - Thx deBeer

posted on Dec 19, 2004 07:54AM
Good find and good news! How many now? Is it reasonable to assume that Jetstar was one of the four carriers doing trials in Nov? (I think so...). A little browsing through the Jetstar site reveals that (it looks like) they currently have 14 B717-200`s (125 passenger capacity) and 3 (of 23 on order) A320`s (177 passenger capacity). So, equipping 17 planes with 40 digEs each (approx. number on board by AlaskaAir per the Kimba Experience), plus 50% in rotation works out to approximately 1,000 digEs (minimum, I`d think; could be twice this amount). Their fleet is going to more than double in size over the next 18 months to a total of 37 planes, and they intend to maintain that fleet size while replacing aging B717`s with more A320`s beyond those on order (which is also good for us due to increased passenger capacity). 1,000 digEs may represent another $600K in revenues and $150K in profit. Only remaining question here is whether this $600K is part of the $2.2M already suggested by management, or if this is a potential add-on to that figure?

Would really like EDIG to advise of total quantities of digEs delivered (broken down by broad timeframes) and on order/to be delivered (also broken down). Seems this wouldn`t compromise anything and may bolster industry acceptance via recognition of adoption levels. Of course (self-centered motive!), it would give shareholders much improved vision as well!

SGE

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