David Neeleman

JetBlue’s founder talks about his entry into the business jet field, his ouster from the airline and why he’s selling his mansion.

Like Richard Branson, who arrived late and left early when I interviewed him three years ago, JetBlue founder David Neeleman seems to be a man in a hurry. He showed up 20 minutes after the appointed time for our talk, exchanged brief hellos and ducked into his office to check e-mail. Then, about 15 minutes into what was to be an hour-long interview, I asked… Read more…


Sokol Story Generating Online Buzz

BJT editor Jeff Burger’s blog post about trying to secure an interview with then NetJets CEO David Sokol is generating heavy traffic on the Web site of our sister publication Aviation International News. The blog post details a months-long process in which Sokol imposed unusual conditions for an interview and then, after the conditions were met,… Read more…

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