JetBlue CEO to Step Down as Airline Awaits Judge's Ruling on Spirit Airlines Merger - The Wall Street Journal

‘Extraordinary challenges and pressure of this job have taken their toll,’ says CEO Robin Hayes

Robin Hayes led JetBlue through the upheaval of the pandemic, extending his tenure as CEO.Photo: BRIAN SNYDER/REUTERS

Robin Hayes will step down as CEO of JetBlue Airways after about nine years at the helm, citing a doctor’s advice, as the company waits to find out whether a federal judge will

block the merger with Spirit Airlines that he championed. 

Joanna Geraghty, 51 years old, a longtime JetBlue executive and the airline’s current president, will take his place as chief executive when Hayes, 57, steps down in February. She will become the only woman at the helm of a major U.S. airline. 

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