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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
Certain information concerning JetBlue’s executive officers as of the date of this report follows.
There are no family relationships between any of JetBlue’s executive officers.
David Neeleman, age 44, is our Chief Executive Officer and is the Chairman of the Board. He has
served as our Chief Executive Officer and as a board member since August 1998. He has been our
Chairman of the Board since May 2003. Mr. Neeleman was a co-founder of WestJet and from 1996 to
1999 served as a member of WestJet’s board of directors. From October 1995 to October 1998,
Mr. Neeleman served as the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Open
Skies, a company that develops and implements airline reservation systems and which was acquired by
the Hewlett Packard Company. From 1988 to 1994, Mr. Neeleman served as President and was a
member of the board of directors of Morris Air Corporation, a low-fare airline that was acquired by
Southwest Airlines. For a brief period, in connection with the acquisition, he served on the Executive
Planning Committee at Southwest Airlines. From 1984 to 1988, Mr. Neeleman was an Executive Vice
President of Morris Air.
David Barger, age 46, is our President and Chief Operating Officer and has served in this capacity
since August 1998. He is also a member of our board of directors. From 1992 to 1998, Mr. Barger
served in various management positions with Continental Airlines, including Vice President, Newark
hub. He held various director level positions at Continental Airlines from 1988 to 1995. From 1982 to
1988, Mr. Barger served in various positions with New York Air, including Director of Stations.
Thomas Kelly, age 51, is our Executive Vice President and Secretary and has served in this capacity
since August 1998. From August 1998 until February 2003, he was also our General Counsel. From
December 1995 to October 1998, Mr. Kelly served as the Executive Vice President, General Counsel
and a member of the board of directors of Open Skies. From 1990 to 1994, Mr. Kelly served as the
Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Morris Air Corporation and served as a member of
the board of directors of Morris Air from 1991 to 1993.
John Owen, age 48, is our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and has served in
this capacity since January 1999. From August 1998 to December 1998, Mr. Owen served as the Vice
President for Operations Planning and Analysis for Southwest Airlines. From October 1984 to
August 1998, Mr. Owen served as the Treasurer for Southwest Airlines.
Holly Nelson, age 46, is our Vice President and Controller and has served in this capacity since
February 2001. From 1984 to 2001, Ms. Nelson held senior financial management positions with
Northwest Airlines, including Director, Corporate Accounting and Reporting from August 1992 to
February 2001. Ms Nelson is an inactive Certified Public Accountant.
Jim Hnat, age 33, is our General Counsel and has served in this capacity since February 2003.
Prior to serving in this capacity, Mr. Hnat served as our Associate General Counsel since June 2001.
From 1999 to June 2001, Mr. Hnat was an attorney at the New York office of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley
and McCloy, LLP, where he practiced in the firm’s Global Transportation Finance Group specializing in
aircraft finance transactions. Mr. Hnat’s aviation legal practice began in airline defense litigation at
Condon & Forsyth’s New York office from 1996 to 1999. Mr. Hnat is a member of the bar of New
York and Massachusetts.
Alfred Spain, age 59, is our Senior Vice President of Operations and has served in this capacity
since July 2003 when he was promoted from Vice President of Flight Operations, a position he had
held since early 1999. From 1990 to 1999, Mr. Spain served in various capacities at Continental
Airlines, including Vice President of Flight Operations for Continental Micronesia, Inc.
Tom Anderson, age 39, is our Senior Vice President Technical Operations and Aircraft Programs
and has served in this capacity since July 2003 when he was promoted from Vice President of Technical
Operations and Aircraft Programs, a position he had held since 2001. From 1992 to 1999,
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