JBLU 8-K
Jetblue Airways Corp (JBLU)
8-K
2026-08-27
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August 27, 2026
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): August 24, 2026
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |||||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||||||||
(718 ) 286-7900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On August 21, 2026, a representative of the Icahn Group (defined below) notified JetBlue Airways Corporation (the “Company”) that its ownership had decreased below the level that provided the right for the Icahn Group to have two director appointments, and in accordance with the Director Appointment and Nomination Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of February 16, 2024, by and among the Company and Carl C. Icahn and the persons and entities listed therein (collectively, the “Icahn Group”), each of Jesse Lynn and Steven D. Miller’s irrevocable resignation is effective as of August 24, 2026. Both have ceased serving on the Board of Directors, Mr. Lynn has ceased serving on each of the audit committee, governance and nominating committee and finance committee, and Mr. Miller has ceased serving on each of the audit committee and the finance committee.
The Agreement was originally filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 16, 2024. Neither Mr. Lynn nor Mr. Miller’s resignation is due to any disagreements with the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |||||||
SIGNATURES
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION | |||||||||||||||||
| (Registrant) | |||||||||||||||||
| Date: | August 27, 2026 | By: | /s/ Eileen McCarthy | ||||||||||||||
| Eileen McCarthy | |||||||||||||||||
| General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||||||||||||||||