10 JetBlue operations leaders
Steve Olson, Senior Vice President, System Operations, Airports and Customer Support at JetBlue, is one of ten JetBlue operations leaders listed here, alongside people who hold or have held vice president, managing director and director roles in flight, airport and system operations. A reader can learn how operations leaders work at JetBlue from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Christine James-Villanueva
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director, System Operations & Dispatch · JetBlue
Christine James-Villanueva has been Managing Director, System Operations & Dispatch at JetBlue since July 2025 and was Duty Director System Operations there from 2024 to 2025. Christine James-Villanueva was MD IOC Operations Support & Dispatch at American Airlines from 2021 to 2023, and the profile headline lists safety and regulatory compliance, business continuity and emergency planning and response.
Daniel Blake
LinkedInExperience: Vice President- Airport Experience · JetBlue
Daniel Blake has been Vice President- Airport Experience at JetBlue since April 2025 and was Director Airport Operations there from 2022 to 2025. At JetBlue Daniel Blake was also General Manager, Station Operations (2019–2022), Operations Manager (2013–2019) and Supervisor, Airport Operations (2011–2013).
Faisal Ahmed
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director Airport Business Operations & Performance · JetBlue
Faisal Ahmed has been Managing Director Airport Business Operations & Performance at JetBlue since August 2026, and the profile also lists Director Transatlantic Operations & Business Partner Development there from September 2024 without an end date. Faisal Ahmed was Regional Manager UK & Europe (2023–2024) and General Manager London (2021–2023) at JetBlue.
Jeffrey Winter
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President Flight Ops, Inflight & Tech Ops · JetBlue
Jeffrey Winter has been Senior Vice President Flight Ops, Inflight & Tech Ops at JetBlue since August 2026 and was Vice President Flight Operations there from 2022 to 2026. At JetBlue Jeffrey Winter was also Vice President JetBlue University (2022), Director Flight Operations (2019–2022) and Director Technical Learning (2016–2019).
Joseph Collette
LinkedInExperience: Director Ground Operations · JetBlue
Joseph Collette was Director Ground Operations at JetBlue from April 2006 to May 2014. Joseph Collette was Director Ground Services at Air Canada from 2003 to 2006 and Assistant Director - Control Center at Cotinental Airlines from 1976 to 2003, and the profile headline lists Vice President ATL Operations.
Juliette Perez Parker
LinkedInExperience: Director Operations Strategy and Engineering · JetBlue
Juliette Perez Parker has been Director Operations Strategy and Engineering at JetBlue since November 2024, a role the profile places in the operations department, and was Director Airline Optimization there from 2022 to 2024. At JetBlue Juliette Perez Parker also held industrial engineering and operations analysis roles from 2012 to 2022.
Michael Erbeck
LinkedInExperience: VP Safety · JetBlue
Michael Erbeck has been VP Safety at JetBlue since May 2023. Michael Erbeck was Vice President Newark Hub,Washington Dulles Hub & New York LaGuardia at United Airlines from 2019 to 2021, held Managing Director roles at United Airlines from 2011 to 2019, including Managing Director, Customer Service, and was a Director at Continental Airlines from 2006 to 2010.
Ron Calvin
LinkedInExperience: Managing Director, Inflight Planning & Operations · JetBlue
Ron Calvin has been Managing Director, Inflight Planning & Operations at JetBlue since August 2026 and was Director, Inflight Operations there from 2023 to 2026. Ron Calvin worked in Air Operations at Amazon Air (2020–2023) and was Vice President, Inflight Experience (2019–2020) and Managing Director, Inflight Operations (2012–2019) at Alaska Airlines.
Steve Olson
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, System Operations, Airports and Customer Support · JetBlue
Steve Olson has been Senior Vice President, System Operations, Airports and Customer Support at JetBlue since April 2026 and describes running the day-to-day operation for JetBlue. Steve Olson was Senior Vice President System Operations and Airports (2025–2026) and Vice President, System Operations (2022–2025) at JetBlue, and Managing Director, Integrated Operations Center at American Airlines (2020–2022).
William Cade
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Tech Ops · JetBlue
William Cade was Vice President Tech Ops at JetBlue from November 2018, and the profile headline describes the role as retired. William Cade was Vice President, Base Technical Operations at American Airlines from 2015 to 2018 and held Managing Director-Line Tech Ops-Western Division there from 1992 to 2018.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your current operations role?
- 02How do you keep an airline schedule on track when weather or maintenance problems disrupt the day?
- 03What have you learned about coordinating airport, inflight and flight operations teams during irregular operations?
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