JetBlue Airways CEO Robin Hayes speaks at an Economic Club of New York event on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, in New York, United States.
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Earlier JetBlue Airways Chief Executive Robin Hayes will succeed Jeffrey Knittel in running Airbus North America, the planemaker said on Monday.
Hayes left JetBlue in February after the airline planned to acquire JetBlue spirit airlines The company fell apart after a federal judge decided to block the deal amid an antitrust lawsuit filed by the Justice Department.
Hayes, a long-time airline executive who also held senior leadership roles at British Airways, will start his role in June. He will be responsible for managing Airbus’ operations in the region, where the company has expanded production of narrow-body jets in Mobile, Alabama.Its clients include Delta Airlineshis former employer JetBlue Airways and the airline’s takeover target Spirit Airlines.
When Hayes announced his resignation in January, he said: “The immense challenges and stress of this job have taken their toll, and based on the advice of my doctors and conversations with my wife, it was time for me to focus more on myself. Healthy and fit again.
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