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ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Overview
JetBlue Airways Corporation is a passenger airline that we believe has established a new airline
category — a “value airline” — based on service, style, and cost. Known for its award-winning customer
service and free TV as much as for its low fares, JetBlue believes it offers its customers the best coach product
in markets it serves, with a strong core product and reasonably priced optional upgrades. JetBlue operates
primarily on point-to-point routes with its fleet of 107 Airbus A320 aircraft and 35 EMBRAER 190 aircraft —
the youngest and most fuel-efficient fleet of any major U.S. airline. As of December 31, 2008, we served
52 destinations in 19 states, Puerto Rico, Mexico and five countries in the Caribbean and Latin America. Most
of our flights have as an origin or destination, one of our focus cities: Boston, Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles/
Long Beach, New York/JFK, or Orlando. By the end of 2008, we operated on average 600 daily flights. For
the year ended December 31, 2008, JetBlue was the 7th largest passenger carrier in the United States based on
revenue passenger miles as reported by those airlines. As used in this Form 10-K, the terms “JetBlue”, “we”,
“us”, “our” and similar terms refer to JetBlue Airways Corporation and its subsidiaries, unless the context
indicates otherwise.
JetBlue was incorporated in Delaware in August 1998 and commenced service February 11, 2000. Our
principal executive offices are located at 118-29 Queens Boulevard, Forest Hills, New York 11375 and our
telephone number is (718) 286-7900. Our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC,
are accessible free of charge at our website http://investor.jetblue.com. Information contained on our website is
not incorporated by reference in this report.
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