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JetBlue plans layoffs in company-wide restructure
JetBlue is laying off some workers amid a restructuring plan aiming to save about $300 million.
No customer facing flight crew or gate agent jobs will be cut, it said.
Doug McGraw told CNBC that the cuts are focused on office jobs, through voluntary buyouts, attrition and some layoffs.
"To streamline how we work, we are moving certain teams and roles into new reporting structures and are eliminating a number of positions. We need to make these difficult decisions to ensure we are set up for success," JetBlue’s Shelby Wallace told Business Insider.
"We aimed to reduce the number of involuntary departures by offering voluntary buyouts and by eliminating a number of open positions. We will continue to hire strategically in our support center teams, and these changes do not affect staffing levels of our frontline crew members."
It is thought most job cuts will be at JetBlue’s New York HQ.
The airline had previously made a pledge to cut costs where necessary to deliver up to $300 million savings by 2020.
JetBlue didn’t disclose how many jobs would be impacted.
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