United States · LCC
JetBlue Airways
B6 · JBU Unaligned LCC
Reference
- IATA / ICAO
- B6 · JBU
- Country
- United States
- Founded
- 1998
- Headquarters
- Long Island City, New York, US
- Chief executive
- Joanna Geraghty
- Ownership
- Public (NASDAQ: JBLU)
- Employees
- 24,000 (2024)
Fleet
| Aircraft type | Count |
|---|---|
| Airbus A320-200 | 130 |
| Airbus A321-200 | 63 |
| Airbus A321neo | 33 |
| Airbus A321LR | 13 |
| Airbus A220-300 | 51 |
Hubs & focus cities
A hub is the carrier's primary connecting base; a focus city is a smaller market with concentrated point-to-point service. Codes link to per-airport profiles when available.
Ownership & financials
Network
Route network: 100+ destinations.
Per-route passenger volumes from US DOT BTS T-100 segment data are a planned upgrade to this block.
Loyalty program
Program: TrueBlue
Notable history
Founded by David Neeleman in 1998; began service from JFK in February 2000. Pioneered the seatback live-TV LCC model in the US. The 2010s saw the Mint premium-class transcon product enter the market. The Department of Justice blocked a proposed merger with Spirit Airlines in 2024 on antitrust grounds, and a similar Northeast Alliance with American Airlines was unwound by court order the same year.
About this profile
Reference data (codes, headquarters, founding year, alliance, ownership) is curated from each carrier's own published materials, the US DOT BTS Form 41 filings, and SEC filings for publicly-listed carriers. Fleet rosters reflect the active in-service fleet at the time of the most recent data refresh; aircraft on order are not counted toward fleet totals. Average fleet age is calculated from the same active fleet.
Hubs and focus cities are sourced from the carrier's own destinations or about pages. Loyalty program partner lists are drawn from each program's published partner roster.
This profile is re-verified on a recurring monthly cadence aligned to the US DOT BTS Form 41 release schedule.