JetBlue
Low-cost airline of the United States
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| 2025 | JetBlue expects to welcome Airbus A321XLR aircraft to its fleet. |
| January 6 2025 | Two people were discovered dead in the landing gear of JetBlue Flight 1801 during a post-flight routine inspection at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. |
| September 2024 | JetBlue announced plans to open two new airport lounges, one at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York and another at Boston Logan International Airport. |
| March 4 2024 | JetBlue and Spirit Airlines announced they were calling off their merger, with JetBlue paying a $69 million breakup fee and Spirit's shareholders $400 million. |
| February 2024 | Joanna Geraghty became the new CEO of JetBlue, succeeding Robin Hayes. Simultaneously, Marty St. George was appointed as President. |
| January 2024 | JetBlue announced that CEO Robin Hayes will step down on February 12, to be replaced by president Joanna Geraghty, who will become the first woman to lead a major US airline. |
| 2023 | JetBlue further stabilized, with a net loss of $310 million, expanding its workforce to 23,388 employees, carrying 42.5 million passengers, and achieving a passenger load factor of 82.6% with a fleet of 300 aircraft. |
| June 2023 | JetBlue changed its standard livery to a primarily blue design with lighter accents. |
| May 2023 | JetBlue overhauled its TrueBlue Loyalty Program, expanding the Mosaic status to a 4-tier system and introducing a 'pick your own perks' feature. |
| April 2023 | JetBlue announced a new route from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in late summer 2023. |
| 2022 | Universal Hydrogen began initial testing of hydrogen-powered flight using an ATR-72 aircraft, marking a significant milestone in the company's hydrogen propulsion technology development. |
| 2022 | The airline continued its recovery, experiencing a net loss of $362 million, increasing employees to 20,901, and significantly improving passenger numbers to 39.6 million with a passenger load factor of 81.5%. |
| November 2022 | JetBlue confirmed plans to fly from New York (JFK) to Paris (CDG) starting in summer 2023. |
| July 28 2022 | JetBlue announced an agreement to purchase Spirit Airlines for $3.8 billion, which was later challenged by the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division. |
| March 31 2022 | Conclusion of the reporting period for JetBlue's top domestic market performance, with New York leading at 18.12% market share and 4,670,000 passengers. |
| January 22 2022 | JetBlue Flight 1748, an Airbus A320-232, experienced a tailstrike during takeoff while avoiding a landing Beechcraft Super King Air 350. The aircraft was diverted to Denver International Airport with no injuries among the 108 passengers on board. |
| 2021 | The Airbus A321LR was added to JetBlue's fleet. |
| 2021 | JetBlue began recovery from the pandemic, reducing its net loss to $182 million, with employees decreasing to 19,466, but passenger numbers improving to 30.1 million and passenger load factor rising to 76.0%. |
| 2021 | JetBlue became the first airline to invest in hydrogen-powered flight by partnering with Universal Hydrogen, a company developing hydrogen aircraft conversion technology. The investment aimed to accelerate the development and production of regional aircraft conversion kits for hydrogen power. |
| 2021 | JetBlue launched Paisly, a homegrown platform for selling non-air travel products like hotels, car rentals, activities, and travel bags, extending the airline's service and loyalty program. |
| May 19 2021 | JetBlue confirmed start dates for its first flights to London, announcing services from New York (JFK) to London Heathrow and Gatwick airports in August and September 2021. |
| April 26 2021 | JetBlue held its inaugural Airbus A220-300 flight from Boston Logan International Airport to Tampa International Airport. |
| April 21 2021 | JetBlue announced expansion into Canada with new routes between Vancouver and New York City and Boston. |
| April 1 2021 | JetBlue begins reporting top domestic market data for the period spanning April 2021 to March 2022, highlighting its key operational markets. |
| February 1 2021 | JetBlue introduced its new Mint Suite product, to be configured on its Airbus A321LR fleet for future transatlantic flights. |
| 2020 | JetBlue welcomes its first Airbus A220 to the fleet. |
| 2020 | JetBlue Vacations underwent a significant transformation, introducing new personalization features and enhanced vacation package options with bundled services. |
| 2020 | The COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted JetBlue, resulting in a significant net loss of $1,354 million, a reduction in employees to 20,742, and a dramatic drop in passengers to 14.3 million, with passenger load factor plummeting to 56.9%. |
| July 16 2020 | American Airlines joined JetBlue in a strategic partnership called the 'Northeast Alliance', allowing shared passengers, revenue, and coordinated flight schedules. |
| July 9 2020 | JetBlue announced the closure of its base at Long Beach Airport, with operations to be transferred to Los Angeles International Airport from October 6, 2020. |
| May 2020 | Peter Boneparth became Chairman of the Board, replacing Joel Peterson. |
| February 2020 | Joel Peterson announced his intention to retire from the airline's board of directors, to be succeeded by Peter Boneparth in May 2020. |
| January 2020 | JetBlue announced its intentions to become carbon neutral on all domestic flights. |
| 2019 | The airline modified its Airbus A321neo orders to include Airbus A321XLR aircraft in its fleet planning. |
| 2019 | JetBlue recovered some financial ground with a net income of $569 million, further increased its employee count to 21,569, and transported 42.7 million passengers with a fleet of 259 aircraft. |
| 2019 | JetBlue continues fleet modifications, converting most of its A320neo orders to Airbus A321neo orders and modifying A321neo orders to include Airbus A321XLR aircraft. |
| 2019 | JetBlue continued modifications to its Core seat design on A320 aircraft. |
| October 18 2019 | JetBlue and Norwegian Air Shuttle announced plans for an interline agreement to enable joint ticket sales. |
| August 2019 | JSX rebranded from its previous name JetSuiteX, marking a significant corporate identity change. |
| May 1 2019 | JetBlue named Michael Stromer as Chief Product Officer, Technology, responsible for digital commerce and technology initiatives. |
| April 2019 | JetBlue announced plans to launch transatlantic flights to London from Boston and New York, converting 13 A321neo orders to A321LR for these routes. |
| 2018 | JetBlue established JetBlue Travel Products as a subsidiary to expand offerings beyond air travel and provide comprehensive travel services. |
| 2018 | During the first quarter investor call, JetBlue's CFO Steven Priest confirmed the airline held approximately 10% ownership in JetSuiteX. |
| 2018 | The airline experienced a substantial drop in net income to $189 million, but continued to grow its workforce to 20,892 employees and passenger count to 42.1 million, with a fleet of 253 aircraft. |
| 2018 | JetBlue begins modifying its fleet plans, intending to replace aging Embraer 190 aircraft with Airbus A220-300 aircraft. |
| 2018 | JetBlue began introducing the revamped Core seats on its A320 aircraft. |
| 2017 | JetBlue significantly grew its net income to $1,147 million, reached 19,978 employees, carried 40 million passengers, and further expanded its fleet to 243 aircraft. |
| 2016 | The airline increased net income to $759 million, grew to 18,406 employees, transported 38.3 million passengers, and expanded its fleet to 227 aircraft while maintaining a high passenger load factor of 85.1%. |
| October 25 2016 | JetBlue made a minority equity investment in JSX (then JetSuiteX), acquiring a stake in the airline and gaining a seat on its board of directors. CEO Robin Hayes emphasized the investment as part of the airline's west coast strategy and commitment to innovative ideas. |
| August 31 2016 | JetBlue Flight 387 became the first scheduled commercial flight between the United States and Cuba in 55 years, flying from Fort Lauderdale to Santa Clara. |
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