Last week we heard good news from US Airways as they named a new COO who appears to be just what the doctor ordered. Not to be outdone, this week JetBlue announced that Russ Chew, who joined the airline this spring as its new COO, will now add on the title of President to his business cards.
Good move.
Dave Barger remains as CEO of the airline.
We see this as a very positive move for JetBlue.
For those of you who are not familiar with Russ, he came to JetBlue after a stint as COO of the FAA. But prior to that, Russ had been with American Airlines for almost 20 years. He last gig at AMR was head of the airline’s System Operations Control. He was also in charge of Strategic Operations Planning at the airline.
And yes, Chew can also fly a mean airplane. While at American he was a line-qualified pilot for the Boeing 767, Boeing 757, and Maddog.