High aircraft utilization. By scheduling and operating our aircraft efficiently, we are able to spread our fixed costs over a greater number of flights and available seat miles. For the year ended December 31, 2009, our aircraft operated an average of 11.5 hours per day, which we believe is the highest among all major U.S. airlines. Our airport operations allow us to schedule our aircraft with minimum ground time

Exhibit 10.18(h)

AMENDMENT No. 8 TO LETTER OF AGREEMENT DCT-026/2003

This Amendment No. 8 to Letter of Agreement DCT-026/2003, dated as of December 14th, 2009 (“Amendment 8”) relates to Letter Agreement DCT-026/2003 between Embraer — Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica S.A. (“Embraer”) and JetBlue Airways Corporation (“Buyer”) dated June 9, 2003 as amended from time to time (collectively referred to herein as “Letter Agreement”). This Amendment 8 is between Embraer and Buyer, collectively referred to herein as the “Parties”.

This Amendment 8 sets forth the further agreement between Embraer and Buyer relative to changes to Article 7 of the Letter Agreement. All capitalized terms used in this Amendment 8 and not defined herein shall have the meaning given in the Purchase Agreement, and in case of any conflict between this Amendment 8 and the Letter Agreement, the terms of this Amendment 8 shall control.

Now, therefore, for good and valuable consideration, which is hereby acknowledged, Embraer and Buyer hereby agree as follows:

1.		Changes to Article 7 of Letter Agreement

Article 7.1 of the Letter Agreement shall be deleted and replaced as follows:

[***].

2.		Special concession

A new Article 11 shall be added to the Letter Agreement as follows:

11. Termination Rights: Buyer shall have the right to cancel 5 Firm Aircraft provided that (i) the Contractual Delivery Month of such Aircraft are in 2012 or later, (ii) [***], and (iii) no more then 2 Aircraft shall be canceled in any one year.

3.		[***]

A new Article 12 shall be added to the Letter Agreement as follows:

[***].

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All other terms and conditions of the Letter Agreement, which are not specifically amended by this Amendment 8, shall remain in full force and effect without any change.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Embraer and Buyer, by their duly authorized officers, have entered into and executed this Amendment 8 to the Letter Agreement to be effective as of the date first written above.

Embraer — Empresa Brasileira						JetBlue Airways Corporation
de Aeronáutica S.A.
By		: /s/ Mauro Kern Junior				By		: /s/ Mark D. Powers
Name		: Mauro Kern Junior				Name		: Mark D. Powers
Title		: Executive Vice President				Title		:SVP Treasurer
		Airline Market
By		: /s/ Eduardo Munhos de Campos
Name		: Eduardo Munhos de Campos
Title		: Vice-President Contracts
		Airline Market
Date:						Date		: 12/14/09
Place		:				Place		: Forest Hills, NY
Witness		: /s/ Sandra Boelter de Bestos				Witness		: /s/ James Ferri
Name		: Sandra Boelter de Bestos				Name		: James Ferri

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