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JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes to Step Down in February

Geraghty to become JetBlue, big US airlines’ first female CEO
Hayes’ legacy as disrupter jeopardized by US antitrust actions

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By Mary Schlangenstein

January 8, 2024 at 10:00 PM UTC

Updated on

January 9, 2024 at 3:18 PM UTC

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JetBlue Airways Corp. Chief Executive Officer Robin Hayes will step down next month after leading the carrier through a recent failed partnership with one airline and the pending acquisition of another.

Hayes will be replaced on Feb. 12 by Joanna Geraghty, 51, a nearly 20-year JetBlue veteran who is currently serving as president, the company said in a statement Monday. She will become the first female CEO at JetBlue and the first woman to lead a major US air carrier.