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JetBlue's CEO to step down, will be replaced by 1st woman to lead a big U.S. airline

A JetBlue airplane is shown at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, March 16, 2017. (Seth Wenig/AP)

NEW YORK — JetBlue said Monday that CEO Robin Hayes will step down next month and be replaced by the airline's president, Joanna Geraghty, who will be the first woman to lead a major U.S. carrier.

Geraghty, 51, joined JetBlue in 2005 and has taken on an increasingly prominent role at the New York-based airline in recent years, including becoming president and chief operating officer in 2018.

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