**Update: 10/04/21 @ 13:24 UTC, a JetBlue spokesperson provided a statement; details below**

"JetBlue has always believed in a science-based approach to emerge from this pandemic, and vaccines have proven to be a powerful tool to protect ourselves and each other from COVID-19 and its worst outcomes. We will fully comply with the federal vaccine mandate for federal contractors and we have communicated this vaccine requirement to our crewmembers.

Crew members have to adhere to the numerous new factors across different countries. Overall, the international nature of the aviation industry meant that airlines were naturally encouraging vaccinations. The government announcement has now catalyzed the approach.

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Ever-changing conditions

During the summer, American Airlines shared that it was not planning to mandate vaccinations for its employees. The airline expressed this as its counterparts, United Airlines and Frontier Airlines, announced that they would both make them mandatory. However, after the Biden administration’s executive order to mandate jabs for federal contractor employees, airlines such as this have had to change their stance.

There will undoubtedly be some pushback against the new requirements. While fewer than ten employees had quit United Airlines over its vaccine mandate, nearly 600 employees of the Chicago-based carrier are now at risk of losing their job. These issues are likely to transfer over to the other airlines.

What are your thoughts about US airlines increasingly mandating vaccinations? What do you make of the changing requirements of the industry? Let us know what you think of the overall situation in the comment section.