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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 2002  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Washington, D.C. 20549  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>FORM S-8<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
Under<BR>
The Securities Act of 1933  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Delaware</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>87-0617894</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>80-02 Kew Gardens Road<BR>
Kew Gardens, New York 11415<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION 2002 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN<BR>
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION CREWMEMBER STOCK PURCHASE PLAN<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of the Plan(s)) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Thomas E. Kelly<BR>
Executive Vice President and General Counsel<BR>
80-02 Kew Gardens Road<BR>
Kew Gardens, New York 11415<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name and address of agent for service) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>(718)&nbsp;286-7902<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Telephone Number, including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE  </B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum Offering Price per Share(2)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="33%"><FONT SIZE=2>JetBlue Airways Corporation<BR>
2002 Stock Incentive Plan<BR>
Common Stock, $0.01 par value(3)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>6,629,968 shares</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$41.86</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>$277,530,460.40</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>$25,532.80</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="33%"><FONT SIZE=2>JetBlue Airways Corporation Crewmember Stock Purchase Plan Common Stock, $0.01 par value(3)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>1,500,000 shares</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$41.86</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>$62,790,000.00</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2>$5,776.68</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>8,129,968 shares</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>Aggregate Registration Fee</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2>$31,309.48</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>This
Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock attributable to these registered shares which become issuable under the JetBlue Airways Corporation
2002 Stock Incentive Plan and the JetBlue Airways Corporation Crewmember Stock Purchase Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected
without the Registrant's receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of the Registrant's Common Stock.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Calculated
solely for purposes of this offering under Rule&nbsp;457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the average of the high and low selling prices per
share of the Registrant's Common Stock on April&nbsp;12, 2002, as reported by the Nasdaq National Market.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(3)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Each
share of Common Stock includes one stockholder right to purchase the Registrant's Series&nbsp;A Participating Preferred Stock. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART II    <BR>    <BR>    Information Required in the Registration Statement    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Item 3. </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Incorporation of Documents by Reference  </I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;JetBlue Airways Corporation (the "Registrant") hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents previously filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"): </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), in connection with the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (Reg. No.&nbsp;333-82576), in which there is set forth the audited financial statements for the Registrant's fiscal
year ended December&nbsp;31, 2001; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's Registration Statement No.&nbsp;000-49728 on Form&nbsp;8-A filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;10, 2002, pursuant to
Section&nbsp;12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), in which there is described the terms, rights and provisions applicable to the Registrant's outstanding Common
Stock and the right to purchase the Registrant's Series&nbsp;A Participating Preferred Stock. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
reports and definitive proxy or information statements filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act after the date of this Registration Statement and
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which de-registers all securities then remaining unsold
shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated
or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any
subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of
this Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Item 4. </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Description of Securities</I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not
applicable. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Item 5. </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As
of the date of this prospectus, attorneys of Brobeck, Phleger&nbsp;&amp; Harrison LLP and family members thereof beneficially own an aggregate of approximately 1,500 shares of the
Registrant's Common Stock. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Item 6. </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Indemnification of Directors and Officers</I></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the "Certificate of Incorporation") provides that, pursuant to Delaware law, the Registrant's directors will not be
liable to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors. The Certificate of Incorporation does not eliminate a director's fiduciary duty or
responsibilities under any other law, such as the federal securities laws or state or federal environmental laws, and in appropriate circumstances equitable remedies such as injunctive or other forms
of non-monetary relief remain available. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each
of the Registrant's directors is subject to liability for: (i)&nbsp;any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Registrant or its stockholders, (ii)&nbsp;acts or
omissions not in good faith or which involve </FONT></P>

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intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii)&nbsp;unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions under Section&nbsp;174 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law, or (iv)&nbsp;any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Registrant's bylaws also provide that the Registrant's directors and officers will be indemnified and the Registrant will advance expenses to such individuals in connection with
actual or threatened proceedings and claims arising out of their status as directors and officers, to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law. Accordingly, the Registrant
has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers providing such individuals
with rights to indemnification and expense advancement to the fullest extent permitted under law. The Registrant also maintains directors' and officers' liability insurance. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>Item 7. </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Exemption from Registration Claimed</I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not
applicable. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>Item 8. </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Exhibits</I></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>Instruments Defining the Rights of Stockholders. Reference is made to Registrant's Registration Statement No. 000-49728 on Form 8-A, together with any exhibits thereto, which are incorporated herein by reference pursuant
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<TD WIDTH="12%"><FONT SIZE=2>5.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>Opinion and consent of Brobeck, Phleger &amp; Harrison LLP.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%"><FONT SIZE=2>23.2</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of Brobeck, Phleger &amp; Harrison LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.1.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%"><FONT SIZE=2>24.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page II-4 of this Registration Statement.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%"><FONT SIZE=2>99.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>JetBlue Airways Corporation 2002 Stock Incentive Plan.</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%"><FONT SIZE=2>99.2</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Item 9. </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Undertakings</I></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: (1)&nbsp;to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to
this Registration Statement: (i)&nbsp;to include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the 1933 Act, (ii)&nbsp;to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in this Registration Statement and (iii)&nbsp;to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration
Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement; provided, however, that clauses (1)(i)&nbsp;and (1)(ii)&nbsp;shall not apply if the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those clauses is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the 1934 Act that
are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement; (2)&nbsp;that for the purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act each such post-effective amendment shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and
(3)&nbsp;to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the Registrant's 2002 Stock
Incentive Plan and Crewmember Stock Purchase Plan. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13(a) or </FONT></P>

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Section&nbsp;15(d) of the 1934 Act that is incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933 Act may be permitted to directors, officers or controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
indemnification provisions summarized in Item 6 or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
1933 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer, or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question
whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>SIGNATURES    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8, and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Kew
Gardens, State of New York on this 17<SUP>th</SUP> day of April, 2002. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>THOMAS E. KELLY</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="45%" ALIGN="CENTER"><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Thomas E. Kelly<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Executive Vice President and General Counsel</I></FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That the undersigned officers and directors of JetBlue Airways Corporation, a Delaware corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Thomas E. Kelly, Executive
Vice President and General Counsel, and John Owen, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and each of them, the lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full
power and authority to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, and any one of them, determine may be necessary or advisable or required
to enable said corporation to comply with the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and any rules or regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with this Registration Statement. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing power and authority, the powers granted include the power and authority to sign the names of the undersigned officers and directors in the capacities indicated below to this Registration
Statement, to any and all amendments, both pre-effective and post-effective, and supplements to this Registration Statement, and to any and all instruments or documents filed
as part of or in conjunction with this Registration Statement or amendments or supplements thereof, and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms that all said attorneys and agents, or any
one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be signed in several counterparts. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>IN WITNESS WHEREOF</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, each of the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney as of the date indicated. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
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<TD WIDTH="45%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DAVID NEELEMAN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> David Neeleman</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="32%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>April 17, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JOHN OWEN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> John Owen</FONT></TD>
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Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)</FONT></TD>
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April 17, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>HOLLY NELSON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Holly Nelson</FONT></TD>
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Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
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April 17, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DAVID BARGER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> David Barger</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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April 17, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DAVID CHECKETTS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> David Checketts</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="32%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
April 17, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>KIM CLARK</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Kim Clark</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="32%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
April 17, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DAVID FERGUSON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> David Ferguson</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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April 17, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MICHAEL LAZARUS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Michael Lazarus</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="32%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
April 17, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>NEAL MOSZKOWSKI</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Neal Moszkowski</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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April 17, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>THOMAS PATTERSON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Thomas Patterson</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="32%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
April 17, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JOEL PETERSON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Joel Peterson</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="32%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
April 17, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ANN RHOADES</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Ann Rhoades</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="32%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
April 17, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>FRANK SICA</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Frank Sica</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="32%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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April 17, 2002</FONT></TD>
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Instruments Defining the Rights of Stockholders. Reference is made to Registrant's Registration Statement No. 000-49728 on Form 8-A, together with any exhibits thereto, which are incorporated herein by reference pursuant to Item 3(b) to this
Registration Statement.</FONT></TD>
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5.1</FONT></TD>
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Opinion and consent of Brobeck, Phleger &amp; Harrison LLP.</FONT></TD>
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23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Ernst &amp; Young LLP.</FONT></TD>
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23.2</FONT></TD>
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Consent of KPMG LLP.</FONT></TD>
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23.3</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Brobeck, Phleger &amp; Harrison LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.1.</FONT></TD>
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24.1</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page II-4 of this Registration Statement.</FONT></TD>
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99.1</FONT></TD>
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JetBlue Airways Corporation 2002 Stock Incentive Plan.</FONT></TD>
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99.2</FONT></TD>
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JetBlue Airways Corporation Crewmember Stock Purchase Plan.</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 2002
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
87-0617894
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
80-02 Kew Gardens Road
Kew Gardens, New York 11415
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION 2002 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION CREWMEMBER STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(Full title of the Plan(s))
Thomas E. Kelly
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
80-02 Kew Gardens Road
Kew Gardens, New York 11415
(Name and address of agent for service)
(718) 286-7902
(Telephone Number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be Registered
Amount to be Registered(1)
Proposed Maximum Offering Price per Share(2)
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price(2)
Amount of Registration Fee
JetBlue Airways Corporation
2002 Stock Incentive Plan
Common Stock, $0.01 par value(3)
6,629,968 shares
$41.86
$277,530,460.40
$25,532.80
JetBlue Airways Corporation Crewmember Stock Purchase Plan Common Stock, $0.01 par value(3)
1,500,000 shares
$41.86
$62,790,000.00
$5,776.68
8,129,968 shares
Aggregate Registration Fee
$31,309.48
(1)
This
Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock attributable to these registered shares which become issuable under the JetBlue Airways Corporation
2002 Stock Incentive Plan and the JetBlue Airways Corporation Crewmember Stock Purchase Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected
without the Registrant's receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of the Registrant's Common Stock.
(2)
Calculated
solely for purposes of this offering under Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the average of the high and low selling prices per
share of the Registrant's Common Stock on April 12, 2002, as reported by the Nasdaq National Market.
(3)
Each
share of Common Stock includes one stockholder right to purchase the Registrant's Series A Participating Preferred Stock.
PART II
Information Required in the Registration Statement
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
JetBlue Airways Corporation (the "Registrant") hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following documents previously filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"):
(a)
The
Registrant's prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), in connection with the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Reg. No. 333-82576), in which there is set forth the audited financial statements for the Registrant's fiscal
year ended December 31, 2001; and
(b)
The
Registrant's Registration Statement No. 000-49728 on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on April 10, 2002, pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), in which there is described the terms, rights and provisions applicable to the Registrant's outstanding Common
Stock and the right to purchase the Registrant's Series A Participating Preferred Stock.
All
reports and definitive proxy or information statements filed pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act after the date of this Registration Statement and
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which de-registers all securities then remaining unsold
shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated
or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any
subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of
this Registration Statement.
Item 4.
Description of Securities
Not
applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
As
of the date of this prospectus, attorneys of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP and family members thereof beneficially own an aggregate of approximately 1,500 shares of the
Registrant's Common Stock.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
The
Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the "Certificate of Incorporation") provides that, pursuant to Delaware law, the Registrant's directors will not be
liable to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors. The Certificate of Incorporation does not eliminate a director's fiduciary duty or
responsibilities under any other law, such as the federal securities laws or state or federal environmental laws, and in appropriate circumstances equitable remedies such as injunctive or other forms
of non-monetary relief remain available.
Each
of the Registrant's directors is subject to liability for: (i) any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Registrant or its stockholders, (ii) acts or
omissions not in good faith or which involve
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intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions under Section 174 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law, or (iv) any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
The
Registrant's bylaws also provide that the Registrant's directors and officers will be indemnified and the Registrant will advance expenses to such individuals in connection with
actual or threatened proceedings and claims arising out of their status as directors and officers, to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law. Accordingly, the Registrant
has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers providing such individuals
with rights to indemnification and expense advancement to the fullest extent permitted under law. The Registrant also maintains directors' and officers' liability insurance.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not
applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits
Exhibit Number
Exhibit
4.1
Instruments Defining the Rights of Stockholders. Reference is made to Registrant's Registration Statement No. 000-49728 on Form 8-A, together with any exhibits thereto, which are incorporated herein by reference pursuant
to Item 3(b) to this Registration Statement.
5.1
Opinion and consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.2
Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.3
Consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.1.
24.1
Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page II-4 of this Registration Statement.
99.1
JetBlue Airways Corporation 2002 Stock Incentive Plan.
99.2
JetBlue Airways Corporation Crewmember Stock Purchase Plan.
Item 9.
Undertakings
A.    The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: (1) to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to
this Registration Statement: (i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the 1933 Act, (ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in this Registration Statement and (iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration
Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement; provided, however, that clauses (1)(i) and (1)(ii) shall not apply if the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those clauses is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act that
are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement; (2) that for the purpose of determining any liability under the 1933 Act each such post-effective amendment shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and
(3) to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the Registrant's 2002 Stock
Incentive Plan and Crewmember Stock Purchase Plan.
B.    The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the 1933 Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or
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Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act that is incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
C.    Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 1933 Act may be permitted to directors, officers or controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
indemnification provisions summarized in Item 6 or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
1933 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer, or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question
whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the 1933 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
the requirements for filing on Form S-8, and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Kew
Gardens, State of New York on this 17
th
day of April, 2002.
JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION
By:
/s/
THOMAS E. KELLY
Thomas E. Kelly
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS:
That the undersigned officers and directors of JetBlue Airways Corporation, a Delaware corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Thomas E. Kelly, Executive
Vice President and General Counsel, and John Owen, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and each of them, the lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full
power and authority to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, and any one of them, determine may be necessary or advisable or required
to enable said corporation to comply with the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and any rules or regulations or requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with this Registration Statement. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing power and authority, the powers granted include the power and authority to sign the names of the undersigned officers and directors in the capacities indicated below to this Registration
Statement, to any and all amendments, both pre-effective and post-effective, and supplements to this Registration Statement, and to any and all instruments or documents filed
as part of or in conjunction with this Registration Statement or amendments or supplements thereof, and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms that all said attorneys and agents, or any
one of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be signed in several counterparts.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF
, each of the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney as of the date indicated.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/
DAVID NEELEMAN
David Neeleman
Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
April 17, 2002
/s/
JOHN OWEN
John Owen
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
April 17, 2002
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/s/
HOLLY NELSON
Holly Nelson
Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)
April 17, 2002
/s/
DAVID BARGER
David Barger
Director
April 17, 2002
/s/
DAVID CHECKETTS
David Checketts
Director
April 17, 2002
/s/
KIM CLARK
Kim Clark
Director
April 17, 2002
/s/
DAVID FERGUSON
David Ferguson
Director
April 17, 2002
/s/
MICHAEL LAZARUS
Michael Lazarus
Director
April 17, 2002
/s/
NEAL MOSZKOWSKI
Neal Moszkowski
Director
April 17, 2002
/s/
THOMAS PATTERSON
Thomas Patterson
Director
April 17, 2002
/s/
JOEL PETERSON
Joel Peterson
Director
April 17, 2002
/s/
ANN RHOADES
Ann Rhoades
Director
April 17, 2002
/s/
FRANK SICA
Frank Sica
Director
April 17, 2002
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Exhibit
4.1
Instruments Defining the Rights of Stockholders. Reference is made to Registrant's Registration Statement No. 000-49728 on Form 8-A, together with any exhibits thereto, which are incorporated herein by reference pursuant to Item 3(b) to this
Registration Statement.
5.1
Opinion and consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.2
Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.3
Consent of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.1.
24.1
Power of Attorney. Reference is made to page II-4 of this Registration Statement.
99.1
JetBlue Airways Corporation 2002 Stock Incentive Plan.
99.2
JetBlue Airways Corporation Crewmember Stock Purchase Plan.
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