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JetBlue Brings Annual “Fly Like a Girl” Event to Boston as Part of Commitment to New England
JetBlue celebrates 10-year anniversary of its signature Fly Like a Girl event to foster youth interest in aviation Commemorating more than 20 years of
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nJetBlue celebrates 10-year anniversary of its signature Fly Like a Girl event to foster youth interest in aviation\n\nCommemorating more than 20 years of service in Boston, the airline demonstrates dedication to growth in New England\n\n NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nOn Saturday, October 19, JetBlue (Nasdaq: JBLU) hosted its 10th annual Fly Like a Girl event in Boston, one of the airline’s major focus cities. Fly Like a Girl offers girls direct access to learn about different careers in the aviation industry from JetBlue’s female crewmembers who play an integral role in the airline’s success in the sky and on the ground. In partnership with the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) and JetBlue’s Women in Flight Crewmember Resource Group (CRG), Diversity, Equity and Inclusion team, Corporate Social Responsibility team and the JetBlue Foundation, the event supported more than 100 local youth ages 8-14 as they joined JetBlue to learn more and inspire careers in aviation.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241021633376/en/Photo courtesy of JetBlue.\nAs the first and only U.S. airline led by a female CEO, JetBlue sets an example with over 30 percent female representation at the officer and director levels. The JetBlue Gateways pilot and technician programs breaks traditional barriers, with females representing more than a quarter of all Gateways participants and nearly half of participants in Gateways designed to provide career development for current JetBlue crewmembers. In Boston, local and government partners supported JetBlue’s event including U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley and Mia Healy-Waldron, Deputy Director of Aviation Customer Service at Massport.\n\n“We are proud to be Boston’s favorite airline, and there is no better way to celebrate continued growth in our Northeast network than with an impactful event for the region’s next generation of aviation professionals,” said Ursula Hurley, president of the JetBlue Foundation and JetBlue’s chief financial officer. “This year’s Fly Like a Girl signifies 10 years of breaking down barriers of entry into aviation for underrepresented groups. We are excited to provide opportunities like this through the JetBlue Foundation, which champions diversity in STEM education and creates career pathways into our ...