JSX CEO: What We Are in Business to Do Has Disappeared
Photo Credit: JSX, a passenger airline, has parked many of its airplanes. JetSuite
Skift Take
Aviation has never faced a crisis as severe as the current one. Unfortunately, it may be a long time before the industry recovers.
With a new headquarters in Dallas/Fort Worth and investments from Qatar Airways and JetBlue Airways, JSX Inc. planned to spend to 2020 expanding beyond its West Coast roots and introducing customers in other regions to its unique business model.
But then came March. Now the company, the like many others, is just trying to stay in business.
Over the past three weeks, JSX, which operates both private jets and scheduled flights for the public, has parked airplanes, cut jobs, and reduced spending on everything from contractors to snacks. Each day, demand for the company's private jets — they operate under the name JetSuite — and scheduled service is falling.
Skift reached JSX CEO Alex Wilcox on Tuesday afternoon to ask about business. Here is an edited version of the discussion.
Skift: How's business?
Alex Wilcox: Terrible.
The thing that we are in business to do ha
