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NEW YORK -- (Business Wire)
JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq:JBLU), New York’s Hometown Airline™, today
announces the appointment of John Culp to the role of Vice President -
Inflight Experience and Rachel McCarthy to the role of Vice President -
Talent, effective this month.
Culp, most recently served as JetBlue’s Director - Inflight Field
Operations. He steps into the helm of JetBlue’s second-largest workgroup
during a year of significant growth for the airline. JetBlue is set to
hire 850 new Inflight Crewmembers in 2016 to support the airline’s
ongoing network growth across the Americas.
He first joined JetBlue in 2007, rising through the ranks as Manager -
Inflight Business and Resource Management and later Director - Inflight
Performance & Quality. An airline industry veteran, he has a combined 25
years of experience in aviation including as a flight attendant for
Continental Airlines and in various commercial roles for British Airways
and Northwest Airlines. He is a graduate of Purdue University and the
University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.
McCarthy, who most recently served as Vice President - Inflight
Experience, has been appointed to the key role of Vice President -
Talent. She will oversee all aspects of hiring and talent development
across JetBlue - a critical piece of strengthening the company’s culture
as the airline expects to cross the 20,000-Crewmember mark in 2016. Last
year alone, the airline attracted a record 140,000 job applications.
She joined JetBlue in 2009 and has also served as Director - Product
Development and Director - Inflight Field Operations. Prior to JetBlue,
she held a variety of commercial leadership positions at Delta Air Lines
and United Airlines in the U.S. and U.K. She has over 25 years of
airline experience. McCarthy succeeds Bonny Simi, who was named
President, JetBlue Technology Ventures.
“I am delighted to see two outstanding JetBlue leaders appointed to
these critical roles,” said JetBlue’s President and CEO, Robin Hayes.
“Over their careers at JetBlue, John and Rachel have proven to be
terrific leaders who understand that our culture is critical to our
success.”
“Our inflight crewmembers are the best in the sky and each day they
bring the JetBlue brand to life onboard our aircraft and in our
communities,” Culp said. “I am thrilled to continue working with our
inflight crewmembers in this new role and look forward to working
together to continue evolving our award-winning onboard service.”
“At JetBlue, we’re known for our culture,” said McCarthy. “That comes
from having terrific people who work here and our passion for taking
care of one another and our Customers. I’m excited for this new
challenge of hiring and developing the best and brightest across the
broader organization to keep our culture strong.”
About JetBlue Airways
JetBlue is New York's Hometown Airline™, and a leading carrier in
Boston, Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood, Los Angeles (Long Beach), Orlando,
and San Juan. JetBlue carries more than 35 million customers a year to
95 cities in the U.S., Caribbean, and Latin America with an average of
900 daily flights. For more information please visit JetBlue.com.
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