8-K

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    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 15, 2005


                           JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


            DELAWARE                 000-49728              87-0617894
(State of Other Jurisdiction of     (Commission          (I.R.S. Employer
           Incorporation)           File Number)         Identification No.)

              118-29 QUEENS BOULEVARD, FOREST HILLS, NEW YORK 11375
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                                 (718) 709-3026
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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ITEM 5.02. DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.

         On August 18, 2005, JetBlue Airways Corporation issued a press release
announcing the election by its Board of Directors of Ms. Angela Gittens as a
director, effective September 30, 2005, for a term expiring in 2006. As of the
date of this report, our Board of Directors had not yet determined the committee
or committees of our Board to which Ms. Gittens would be named. This information
will be provided through an amendment to this report after it is determined. The
full text of our press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is
incorporated herein by reference.

         Prior to her election to our Board, Ms. Gittens was not affiliated with
JetBlue in any capacity. There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms.
Gittens and any other person pursuant to which she was selected as a director
nor are there any transactions in which Ms. Gittens has an interest requiring
disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

      (c) Exhibits

Exhibit
Number          Description
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99.1            Press Release dated August 18, 2005 announcing the election of
                Ms. Angela Gittens to JetBlue Airways Corporation's Board of
                Directors.
















                                   SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                          JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION
                                  (Registrant)

Date: August 18, 2005              By:  /s/ HOLLY NELSON
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                                        Vice President and Controller
                                        (principal accounting officer)













                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number           Exhibit
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99.1             Press Release dated August 18, 2005 announcing the election of
                 Ms. Angela Gittens to JetBlue Airways Corporation's Board of
                 Directors.

EX-99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                  CONTACTS:
                                                        Todd Burke
                                                        todd.burke@jetblue.com
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                                                        Jenny Dervin
                                                        jenny.dervin@jetblue.com
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                                                        Ph: 718 709 3089


                      JETBLUE AIRWAYS ELECTS ANGELA GITTENS
                            TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS


NEW YORK (AUGUST 18, 2005) -- JetBlue Airways Corporation [Nasdaq: JBLU] today
announced that its Board of Directors elected Angela Gittens on August 15, 2005
as a Director, effective September 30, 2005.

"We are thrilled to have Angela Gittens join the JetBlue Board of Directors,"
said David Neeleman, Chairman and CEO, JetBlue Airways. "She has superb
credentials and a wealth of aviation experience. She has successfully developed
several major airports into customer-friendly, operationally sound and
profitable enterprises, and we are fortunate to have the benefit of her counsel
as we grow JetBlue."

Ms. Gittens is Vice President of Airport Business Services at HNTB Corporation,
a multidisciplinary firm known for its work in transportation, bridges,
aviation, architecture, urban design and planning, environmental engineering,
water and construction services. Ms. Gittens has more than 20 years of aviation
industry experience, having held senior management positions at several leading
airports. She served as director of the Miami-Dade County Aviation




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Department where she was responsible for the operations of Miami International
Airport, three general aviation airports and two training airports. Her prior
airport leadership positions include general manager of Hartsfield-Jackson
Atlanta International from 1993 to 1998 and deputy director for business and
finance at San Francisco International. Ms. Gittens currently serves on the
Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Management Advisory Committee, the
Executive Committee of the National Academy of Science's Transportation Research
Board, and the advisory council for the FAA's Automated Environmental Design
Tool.

"I am very pleased to join the Board of Directors of JetBlue," Ms. Gittens said.
"I have followed JetBlue since its first flight in early 2000 and have been very
impressed by its growth, as well as its reputation for providing excellent
customer service at an affordable fare. I look forward to being part of the
JetBlue team."

JetBlue is a low-fare, low-cost passenger airline, which provides high-quality
customer service. JetBlue operates a fleet of 80 new Airbus A320 aircraft and
plans to add five additional A320s and eight Embraer E190s to its fleet in 2005.
Based at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport, JetBlue
currently operates 316 flights a day and serves 32 destinations in 13 states,
Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and The Bahamas. JetBlue plans to start
daily nonstop service from Newark, NJ to Fort Lauderdale and Orlando on October
5, 2005, to West Palm Beach, Tampa and Fort Myers on October 19, 2005, and to
San Juan, PR on November 17, 2005.















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All JetBlue aircraft feature roomy leather seats; all equipped with an in-seat
digital entertainment system offering up to 36 channels of free DIRECTV(R)
programming - no other airline offers more live satellite TV options. On flights
longer than two hours, a selection of first-run movies and bonus features from
FOX InFlight is also available.*

With JetBlue, all seats are assigned, all travel is ticketless, all fares are
one-way, and an overnight stay is never required. For more information,
schedules and fares, please visit www.jetblue.com or call JetBlue reservations
at 1-800-JETBLUE (538-2583), 1-888-538-2583 if calling from Puerto Rico, or
1-200-9898 if calling from the Dominican Republic. This press release, as well
as past press releases, can be found on www.jetblue.com.
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* DIRECTV(R) service is not available on flights between JFK or Newark and
Puerto Rico or the Dominican Republic; however, FOX InFlight is offered
complimentary on these routes.

This press release contains statements of a forward-looking nature which
represent our management's beliefs and assumptions concerning future events.
Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions and are
based on information currently available to us. Actual results may differ
materially from those expressed in the forward looking statements due to many
factors, including without limitation, our extremely competitive industry, our
ability to implement our growth strategy including the integration of the
Embraer E190 aircraft into our operations, our significant fixed obligations,
our ability to maintain our culture, our reliance on high daily aircraft
utilization, increases in maintenance costs, fuel prices, insurance costs and
interest rates, our dependence on the New York market, our reliance on automated
systems and technology, our reliance on sole suppliers, additional government
regulation and future acts of terrorism or the threat of such acts or escalation
of U.S. military involvement overseas. Information concerning these and other
factors is contained in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission
filings, including but not limited to, the Company's 2004 Annual Report Form
10-K/A and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. We undertake no obligation to update
any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise
after the date of this release.