Martin George

President, Jetblue Airways

Search every verified Martin George interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. At the 2024 Skift Aviation Forum, St. George stated that JetBlue's primary focus is returning to profitability, describing the "Jet Forward" plan as a strategy to achieve a break-even margin by 2025. He said the airline is concentrating on its core leisure network along the East Coast and is exploring new partnership strategies after its previous agreement with American Airlines was ruled illegal. St. George also noted that the lounge program, set to open at Logan Airport in 2025, became viable due to a credit card partnership, and he acknowledged the premium product trend as lasting, though he declined to comment on rumors of a new domestic first-class product. In a separate appearance at the Boston Globe Summit, St. George discussed the airline's new routes to Barcelona and Milan and emphasized the importance of the JetBlue-Amex partnership for providing customer utility. He has previously described company culture as "how things get done around here when no one's looking," and has stressed the importance of listening to team members when developing talent.