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Our CEO Dave Barger recently participated in the Education Nation panel moderated by Tom Browkaw. Dave, along with other top business executives, civic leaders and educators addressed the current state of the 21st century workforce and the importance of educating America’s students to compete in a global economy. Dave who also Chairs the educational organization, [...]

We’re pleased to announce that our very own Ryan Schroeter, Director Assistant Treasurer, is featured in Treasury & Risk’s 40 Under 40 list for 2011. Equipping big players with the latest trends in their field, the publication profiles leading treasuries and finance departments and outlines strategies they use to navigate through industry challenges. The publication’s [...]

We mentioned some time ago that “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” came to Salt Lake City, Utah to film an episode and some of our crewmembers got involved. The air date came at long last and the episode featuring the Gomez Family and JetBlue SSC Crewmembers played on Sunday, October 2 at 7 p.m. on ABC. A [...]

As you may know, we recently announced our new airline partner, Brazilian company TAM. Forbes Magazine featured the new partnership in a piece they attractively titled, “JetBlue Sambas With TAM To Go Deeper Into Brazil, LatAm.” “JetBlue, the 6th largest passenger carrier in the U.S. based on revenue passenger miles, recently announced an interline partnership [...]

Fast Company recently ran a comprehensive feature called “The United States of Design” on its website which featured – you guessed it – JetBlue! The editorial discusses the intersection between American business and design, evaluating how the pairing of technology and design can drive a brand’s success. What’s more, it notes the power of design [...]

A few weeks ago, our CEO Dave Barger sat down with Scott Pelley from CBS Evening News to talk about the current landscape of the airline industry. The interview aired recently on CBS Evening News. Check out the clip by clicking on the below image.

Our CEO Dave Barger was featured in The New York Times in the Business Section this past Sunday. In the Corner Office Column, Adam Bryant spoke with Dave about the first time he was someone’s boss, his leadership philosophy and what he looks for during the hiring process. “I think the best leaders are teachers [...]

Earlier this week, The New York Times reported that while Customers with purchased tickets received ominous reports of the approaching hurricane, most airlines had not yet decided whether to impose pre-emptive flight cancellations. “With the exception of JetBlue, which announced 900 flight cancellations early Friday, major airlines held off scrubbing large numbers of flights until [...]

This week the airline industry took a beating because some of its planes have taken a beating from being in the air for decades (note: our average fleet age is five years).  Southwest became the poster child because of a five-foot-long crack found on one of its 737s. The discovery caused Southwest to ground a [...]

Expansion in the Caribbean has been a central (and very successful) focus of our business, with a quarter of all capacity operating in and out of the region. We’re thrilled that before the end of the summer we’ll become the largest carrier in Puerto Rico! Caribbean Business highlighted this exciting news in a feature about [...]