The grand opening of the highly-anticipated JetBlue Park this past Saturday hit a home run! A reported 15,000 people turned out for the event with a big time Fenway feel. The day kicked off with the team’s first full squad workout of the season, followed by an opening ceremony with Lee County Commissioners, our CEO [...]
Posts Tagged ‘dave’
February 12th, 2012
Dave visits Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Last week, Our CEO Dave joined several aviation industry leaders and fellow members of the NextGen Advisory Committee for a roundtable discussion with students at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University on the school’s campus in Daytona Beach, Fla. The panelists discussed the future of our air traffic control system and other significant issues facing today’s aviation industry. [...]
January 27th, 2012
Dave on CNBC’s Fast Money
Following yesterday’s earnings announcement, our CEO Dave guested on CNBC’s Fast Money to talk about our financial results, airline partnerships, our fuel hedging strategy and more.
October 24th, 2011
JetBlue At the Education Nation 2011 Summit
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, [...]
October 10th, 2011
Dave Guests on CBS Evening News
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.
September 27th, 2011
Our Own Dave Featured in The New York Times
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 [...]
June 26th, 2011
Our CEO Dave helps kick off Soar with Reading summer
Our CEO Dave visited P.S. 185 in Harlem, New York Friday to kick off the “Soar with Reading” summer initiative. The Soar with Reading project was launched in conjunction with PBS KIDS and aims to keep children reading wherever they go this summer – with a combination of in-flight and online literacy resources, community reading [...]
January 29th, 2011
Dave visits Buffalo
CEO Dave Barger poses with Mayor Byron Brown of Buffalo and BUF General Manager Eli Cruz. Our CEO Dave Barger kicked off his 10th Anniversary BlueCity Tour in Buffalo last January and revisited earlier this month, appropriately ending his year of traveling the JetBlue network. Dave fulfilled his promise to visit every city that JetBlue [...]
January 1st, 2011
Dave’s visit to Salt Lake City
The Salt Lake Tribune joined our CEO Dave on his visit to Salt Lake City last week, where he met with Crewmembers as part of his 10th Anniversary BlueCity Tour. He spoke of our accomplishments over the past ten years and our ability to shine through challenging times in a challenging industry. “As we look [...]
December 22nd, 2010
JetBlue President and CEO Dave Barger Extends Employment Agreement to 2015
We’re pleased to announce the extension of Dave Barger’s employment agreement two years, to 2015. Dave serves as our President and Chief Executive Officer. Dave joined JetBlue in 1998, before we had a name or a single aircraft. He succeeded founder David Neeleman as Chief Executive Officer in 2007. Prior to joining the JetBlue team, [...]
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