JetBlue Airways — questions reported by pilots

How do you handle a disagreement with your CA about a safety-relevant decision?

How do you define professionalism in the cockpit and how do you model it every day?

Why JetBlue?

Describe a time you put the customer experience first even when it was operationally inconvenient.

How do you prepare for an interview with a company you want to join — what research do you do?

What leadership approach do you take as a JetBlue captain to embody the Inspiring Humanity mission?

Why JetBlue and what do you know about our culture?

What is JetBlue's strategic position in the US market and how does it differ from legacy carriers?

Your A320 experiences a dual ADIRU failure on departure. What are your immediate concerns?

Explain the difference between a stabilized approach and a visual approach and what criteria define stabilized.

What are the A320 emergency descent procedures and at what altitude do you level off?

High crosswind landing technique on the 320?

You are on an A320 approach to JFK. Your autopilot disconnects at 800 AGL in IMC. What do you do?

Explain the A320 alpha floor protection and when it activates.

Explain the differences between A320 and A220 systems relevant to transitioning between fleet types.

What are the requirements for a circling approach at JetBlue and what are the key risks?

A crew member disagrees with your assessment of the weather at the destination and wants to go direct. How do you handle this?

Your CA starts the approach briefing but gets interrupted by ATC with a complex clearance. When you return to the briefing, the CA skips several items. How do you handle this?

You are the flying pilot and the CA begins executing an unauthorized maneuver on departure. What do you do?

Junior FO disagrees with you on approach selection?

A gate agent is pressuring you to accept a late baggage load that will push your weight to the limit. You have not completed the loading calculation. What do you do?

Your FO made three CRM errors on this leg. How do you structure your debrief?

During pushback the ground crew chief reports a ground equipment strike on the fuselage. What do you do?

Your CA uses an incorrect callout during the takeoff roll and you are not sure if they are aborting. What do you do?

Tell me about a time you made a command-level decision under pressure with imperfect information.

Tell me about a time you exceeded a customer's or stakeholder's expectations.

Tell me about a time you identified and corrected a systemic problem, not just the immediate symptom.

Tell me about a time you had to give negative feedback to someone more senior than you.

Tell me about a time you adapted your communication style to work more effectively with a colleague.

Time you pushed back on management.

Tell me about a time you had to navigate a challenging relationship with a crew member over a multi-day pairing.

Tell me about a time you successfully resolved a conflict between two crew members mid-operation.

Your A320 loses all AC electrical power at cruise. Walk me through your immediate actions.

Departing BOS in winter your deice holdover time expires while you are number three for takeoff. What do you do?

You are cleared for a visual approach to LGB on a busy evening. The preceding aircraft is much slower than you expected. What do you do?

Your A320 has a tail strike on landing at BOS. Walk me through your subsequent actions.

During cruise over the Atlantic on a transatlantic diversion route you lose a SATCOM and all HF comms. What do you do?

At DH on a CAT I ILS at BOS, you do not have the required visual references. What do you do?

ATC vectors you into a holding pattern at altitude at FLL with 45 minutes of fuel above the hold. The delay is now projected at 90 minutes. What do you do?

You are enroute JFK to MCO and receive a hydraulic system leak caution. Walk me through your response.

JetBlue routes and fleet?