JetBlue CEO Fires Back at Wall Street Analysts

Several Wall Street analysts have been agitating for JetBlue Airways to replace Chief Executive Officer David Barger when his contract expires in February. He’s too passenger-friendly, they say, and impedes measures that could increase the airline’s profitability.

Whether you agree with this assessment depends in part on whether you’re an investor, a passenger—or David Barger. Neither he nor the company are discussing his plans, but in an interview on Monday he made it clear that the steady drumbeat of implied criticism and share price upgrades based on his anticipated departure are increasingly annoying.