Tue, Dec 30, 2003
Captain Bushy to Oversee Pilot and Crew Services Functions
JetBlue Airways has
named Captain Dave Bushy, Vice President, Flight Operations. Capt.
Bushy fills a vacancy created by the promotion of Al Spain to
Senior Vice President, Operations.
Capt. Bushy joins JetBlue after a 24-year career with Delta Air
Lines, where he started in 1979 as a Boeing 727 Second Officer, and
held numerous management positions during his tenure at Delta, most
recently as the company's Senior Vice President, Flight
Operations.
"We're thrilled to have Dave join the JetBlue family," said Dave
Barger, JetBlue's President and COO. "Dave is the perfect choice to
lead the more than 750 JetBlue pilots as we continue to grow our
Airbus A320 fleet and as we look forward to the delivery of our
first EMBRAER 190 in 2005."
Capt. Bushy served as
an Officer in the U.S. Army from 1974-1977, after earning his BA
from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, ME. He began his commercial
aviation career in 1978 with Pilgrim Airlines in Groton, CT, before
joining Delta in 1979. Capt. Bushy returned to college and earned
his MS in Industrial Relations from the University of New Haven in
1986, while serving as a pilot for Delta.
Capt. Bushy, a New England native, will be relocating to the New
York area to work at JetBlue's Forest Hills headquarters
location.
JetBlue is a low-fare, low-cost passenger airline, which
provides high-quality customer service. JetBlue operates a fleet of
53 new Airbus A320. The airline recently placed an order for 100
EMBRAER 190 aircraft with options for an additional 100.
The first EMBRAER 190 is scheduled to be delivered in mid
2005.
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