David Neeleman
David Neeleman
David G. Neelemanis a Brazilian-American entrepreneur who has founded four commercial airlines, Morris Air, Westjet, JetBlue Airways and Azul Brazilian Airlines. He is also the co-owner of TAP Portugal, along with Humberto Pedrosa...
NationalityBrazilian
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth16 October 1959
CountryBrazil
believe government airports
I believe the public's confidence would be increased if the federal government took over the functions of airport security screening for all passengers.
summer differences people
People were desperately trying to fill their seats for the summer. And so prices are really low right now. And so they are kept from raising prices to make up for that difference.
might should dangerous
Of course, we should all be aware of what we're packing in our carry-on luggage - anything that might be considered dangerous could be confiscated at a security checkpoint.
airplane abundance gates
One of the constraints on the U.S. business is the pilot shortage. There's not an abundance of pilots. There may be an abundance of cheap fuel and airplanes. There probably isn't an abundance of gates at popular airports, either.
creativity brain chaos
In the midst of all the chaos swirling through your brain, all the disorganization and impulsiveness, the condition (ADHD) also seems to trigger a certain kind of creativity.
running hands remote-control
This is not a business where you can hand off and run by remote control.
gone airline
A lot of airlines have come and gone.
moving opportunity thinking
I think that as the market moves and costs get higher and fares get higher, it always creates opportunity. That's been the cycle over the years.
faster can-do
We're reviewing everything to see how we can do it better, faster, and more efficiently.
creativity thinking add
Just keep thinking about the good side of ADD - the creativity and the originality it can stimulate.
coaches
Those wedgie seats, whatever they call them, those recliners, they're just not competitive anymore. The difference between those and a coach seat isn't that great to be able to warrant charging the amount. You need a little more space for a lie-flat, but not that much more.
important suggestions customers
It's so important to experience what your customers are experiencing and listen to their suggestions.
smile fun people
We tried to set up a company that patterned ourselves after Southwest in all the fun, the spirit, the great people, the smile, the efficiency side of it, but we've added some extras that people aren't used to finding on Southwest.
quality lows continuing
I really see low-fare carriers, quality low-fare carriers anyway, continuing to become more and more popular.