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A320 Purchase Agreement [Amendment No. 5] - AVSA SARL and JetBlue Airways Corp.

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                                 Amendment No. 5

                         to the A320 Purchase Agreement
                           Dated as of April 20, 1999

                                     between

                                 AVSA, S.A.R.L.

                                       and

                           JetBlue Airways Corporation

This Amendment No. 5 (hereinafter referred to as the "Amendment") is entered
into as of November 7, 2000, between AVSA, S.A.R.L, a societe a responsabilite
limitee organized and existing under the laws of the Republic of France, having
its registered office located at 2, Rond-Point Maurice Bellonte, 31700 Blagnac,
France (hereinafter referred to as the "Seller"), and JetBlue Airways
Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of
Delaware, United States of America, having its principal corporate offices
located 80-02 Kew Gardens Road, 6th Floor, Kew Gardens, New York 11415 USA
(hereinafter referred to as the "Buyer").

WITNESSETH

WHEREAS, the Buyer and the Seller entered into an A320 Purchase Agreement, dated
as of April 20, 1999, relating to the sale by the Seller and the purchase by the
Buyer of certain Airbus Industrie A320-200 aircraft (the "Aircraft"), which,
together with all Exhibits, Appendixes and Letter Agreements attached thereto
and as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of September 30, 1999, Amendment No.
2, dated as of March 13, 2000, Amendment No. 3, dated as of March 29, 2000, and
Amendment No. 4, dated as of September 29, 2000, is hereinafter called the
"Agreement."

WHEREAS, the Seller and the Buyer have agreed to amend some Clauses of the
Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED AS FOLLOWS


                                                                      AM No. 5-1
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1.    DEFINITIONS

      Capitalized items used herein and not otherwise defined herein will have
      the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement. The terms "herein,"
      "hereof" and "hereunder" and words of similar import refer to this
      Amendment.

2.    CLAUSE 0 - DEFINITIONS

      The definition of the term "Balance of the Final Contract Price" is
      deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following:

      QUOTE

      BALANCE OF THE FINAL CONTRACT PRICE - means the amount payable by the
      Buyer to the Seller on the Delivery Date for an Aircraft after deducting
      from the Final Contract Price for such Aircraft the amount of all
      Predelivery Payments received by the Seller from the Buyer in respect of
      such Aircraft on or before the Delivery Date for such Aircraft, [****].

      UNQUOTE

3.    [****]

3.1   PARAGRAPH 1

      The text of Paragraph 1 is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by
      the following quoted provisions:

      QUOTE

      [****]

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[****] Represents material which has been redacted and filed separately with
the Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to
Rule 406 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.


JetBlue - A320 - AVSA                                                 AM No. 5-2

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      [****].

      UNQUOTE

3.2   PARAGRAPH 4

      Paragraph 4 shall be renumbered Paragraph 6,

3.3   NEW PARAGRAPH 4

      The text of the new Paragraph 4 is hereby given in the following quoted
      provisions:

      QUOTE

      4.    PAYMENT IN FULL

            Payment in full of the Notes, including principal, interest, overdue
            interest, costs and expenses of collection and any and all other
            amounts due in connection therewith, is the payment with respect to
            promissory notes included in the definition of Balance of the Final
            Contract Price as that term is used in Clause 5.4 of the Agreement.

      UNQUOTE

3.4   NEW PARAGRAPH 5

      The text of the new Paragraph 5 is hereby given in the following quoted
      provision:

      QUOTE

      5.    TERMINATION EVENTS

            Failure to make any payment when due with respect to any Note,
            whether of principal, interest, default interest, costs and expenses
            of collection or of any and all other amounts due in connection
            therewith, is a failure or event of the nature referred to in Clause
            21.1.1 (7) and Clause 21.1.1 (8) of the Agreement.

      UNQUOTE

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[****] Represents material which has been redacted and filed separately with
the Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to
Rule 406 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.


                                                                      AM No. 5-3
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4.    EFFECT OF THE AMENDMENT

      The Agreement will be deemed amended to the extent herein provided, and,
      except as specifically amended hereby, will continue in full force and
      effect in accordance with its original terms. This Amendment supersedes
      any previous understandings, commitments, or representations whatsoever,
      whether oral or written, related to the subject matter of this Amendment.

      Both parties agree that this Amendment will constitute an integral,
      nonseverable part of the Agreement and be governed by its provisions,
      except that if the Agreement and this Amendment have specific provisions
      that are inconsistent, the specific provisions contained in this Amendment
      will govern.

5.    CONFIDENTIALITY

      This Amendment is subject to the confidentiality provisions set forth in
      Clause 22.5 of the Agreement.


                                                                      AM No. 5-4
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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
      executed by their respective officers or agents on the dates written
      below.

                                       AVSA, S.A.R.L.


                                       By:     /s/ Francois Besnier
                                               ----------------------------
                                               FRANCOIS BESNIER

                                       Its:    AVSA CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                                               ----------------------------

                                       Date:
                                               ----------------------------

JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION


By: /s/ [ILLEGIBLE]
    -------------------------

Its: VP & Treasurer
     -------------------------

Date: 11/7/00
      -------------------------


                                                                      AM No. 5-5