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
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.
numbers watches calculators
I'm always crunching numbers, so my calculator watch is a must.
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.
thinking optimism feelings
I think there's new optimism in Brazil. The Olympics went well. Our demand is good. Costs are down. We're back in the black. We're feeling really good about what's going on in Brazil.
forget servant
Never, ever forget that you are a servant.
office email essentials
The Blackberry is really essential for keeping up on my emails when I'm out of the office, which is a lot.
what-matters dollars advertising
You don’t have to spend a jillion dollars on advertising to get your word out. What matters is that customers have a good experience with your product at every single point of contact.
capability routes seriously
We're going to look at (slowing deliveries) very seriously as we look at our routes and where the capability is and where the substantial profitability (is).