Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 16, 2017

JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State of Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

000-49728 (Commission File Number)		87-0617894 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
27-01 Queens Plaza North, Long Island City, New York (Address of principal executive offices)		11101 (Zip Code)

[phone]

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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Item 5.02.	Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

(e) On February 16, 2017, JetBlue Airways Corporation (the “Company”) and Mr. Robin Hayes, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, executed an amendment to Mr. Hayes’ employment agreement, extending his term of employment through July 31, 2021, and increasing Mr. Hayes’ annual base salary from $550,000 to $565,000. The remaining terms of Mr. Hayes’ employment agreement are unchanged.

The Board of Directors of the Company approved these changes to Mr. Hayes’ employment agreement, at the recommendation of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.

Item 9.01.      Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits         

Number      Description

 

10.41(a)	Amendment no. 1 to the Employment Agreement between JetBlue Airways Corporation and Robin Hayes, dated February 16, 2017.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

  

		JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION (Registrant)
Date: February 22, 2017		By:	/s/ Alexander Chatkewitz
			Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (principal accounting officer)

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number	Description
10.41(a)	Amendment no. 1 to the Employment Agreement between JetBlue Airways Corporation and Robin Hayes, dated February 16, 2017.