UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 25, 2011
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State of Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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000-49728
(Commission File Number)
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87-0617894
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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118-29 Queens Boulevard, Forest Hills,
New York
(Address of principal executive offices)
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11375
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(718) 286-7900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 5.02 |
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Departure of Directors or Principal Officer; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers |
(d) On July 25, 2011, the Board of Directors of JetBlue Airways Corporation (the “Company”, we or
us) increased the number of members of the Board of Directors to eleven and appointed Ellen Jewett
to fill the newly created vacancy. Ms. Jewett is a Managing Director for BMO Capital Markets in the
Public Finance Group covering airports and infrastructure. She has more than 20 years of experience
in the field of airport infrastructure financing, including five years as the head of airports and
public sector transportation group at Goldman Sachs.
Our Board of Directors has appointed Ms. Jewett to serve as an independent member of the Audit
Committee. There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Jewett and any other persons
pursuant to which Ms. Jewett was selected as a director and there are no transactions in which Ms.
Jewett has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Ms. Jewett was
referred to the Company by Mr. Sica. Ms. Jewett will be compensated in accordance with the
Company’s publicly disclosed director compensation policies.