---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001158463-24-000003"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "JBLU"
cik: "0001158463"
company_name: "JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP"
filed_at: "2024-01-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T15:45:13.947689+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# JetBlue appoints Warren Christie as COO as Geraghty becomes CEO

## Summary
- Warren Christie promoted to COO effective Feb 12, 2024; reports to new CEO Joanna Geraghty.
- Christie will lead daily operations: airports, flight ops, inflight, safety, security, system ops, technical ops, and JetBlue University.
- Christie has 35 years aviation experience, 21 at JetBlue; previously Head of Safety, Security, Fleet Ops, Airports, and JBU.
- Compensation: $530,000 base salary, 90% bonus target, and $1.2M long-term equity (50% PSUs, 50% RSUs).
- Announcement coincides with Geraghty's previously planned transition from President/COO to CEO on Feb 12, 2024.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001158463-24-000003
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: JBLU
- cik: 0001158463
- company_name: JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP
- filed_at: 2024-01-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158463/000115846324000003/0001158463-24-000003-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158463/000115846324000003/jblu-20240129.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001158463-24-000003.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Warren Christie was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On January 29, 2024, JetBlue Airways Corporation (“JetBlue” or the “Company”) announced the appointment of Warren Christie as Chief Operating Officer of the Company, effective February 12, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158463/000115846324000003/0001158463-24-000003-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.