jetBlue Airways Profile

Active Pilots

4,650

Union

Air Line Pilots Association International (ALPA)

jetBlue Airways At a Glance

jetBlue pilot gateway program takes pilots from no flight experience through to working for the airline
Sprit and jetBlue Airways have entered into a merger agreement. The two airlines will merge with the jetBlue brand and product surviving
If jetBlue merger is approved the total combined airline fleet count will be 493 airplanes

Hiring

jetBlue Airways is hiring pilots.

Minimum Requirements to Apply

1500 hrs total time
500 hrs fixed wing airplane time
First class medical certificate
Current Passport
Airline Transport Pilot Certificate
High school diploma or GED
Bachelor’s degree is preferred

Airplane Fleet

A220-300
A320
A321
E190

Airplane Orders

A220-300
A321NEO

Pilot Domiciles

Logan International Airport
Fort Lauderdale International Airport
John F Kennedy International Airport
Long Beach Airport
Orlando International Airport

jetBlue Airways Hourly Pilot Pay Rate

Year	A321/A320 Captain	E195/E190 Captain	A321/A320 First Officer	E195/E190 First Officer
12	259	207	173	141
11	255	205	169	139
10	252	203	167	135
9	249	201	162	134
8	246	199	159	130
7	243	197	156	128
6	240	195	153	125
5	237	193	152	119
4	234	191	148	115
3	232	189	137	112
2	228	187	117	96
1	225	185	86	86

Compensation Notes

Pilots may sell unused PTO over 100 hours accrued back each month at 100% of their pay rate
Paid additional $13/hour for night override for flights between hours of 0100-0500 base local time
Inernational override is $5.00/hr for captains and $4.00/hour for first officers

Per Diem

$2.40/hour domestic
$2.55/hour international

Retirement

401K: 16% company contribution

Greg started his professional pilot journey in 2002 after graduating from Embry Riddle. Since that time he has accumulated close to 8,000 hours working as a pilot. Greg’s professional experience includes flight instructing, animal tracking, backcountry flying, forest firefighting, passenger charter, part 135 cargo, flying for a regional airline, and working as a manager in charge of a part 135 and part 121 training programs. Greg took a 5 year hiatus from flying and worked in software development and marketing. He has returned to flying and works for a major airline. Greg enjoys educating and helping pilots improve their professional lives and is passionate about applying technology and new methods to help with traditional challenges.