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Experience 029. Show Notes. Four questions for the CEO. An interview with David Neeleman. The Seat 1A Podcast.

Mar 10, 2020

Recorded 06 March 2020

Written by: Geoff Dahl, Vinod Viswalingam & David Neeleman

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In this experience we are very grateful to be joined by a serial airline entrepreneur – David Neeleman. If you don't know who David is, you likely know at least some of the airlines that he has founded, co-founded or co-owns. JetBlue (founded); Azul (founded); Morris Air (co-founded and sold to Southwest); WestJet (co-founded); TAP Air Portugal (co-owns). David has recently founded Breeze Airways (officially named in February 2020).

The Seat 1A team pose four questions to David and he shares his candid feedback.

Geoff enquires when David realized he was passionate about aviation?

Vinny notes David's global and multicultural leadership, and searches for that key factor that David believes has linked his successes together.

Geoff asks about the unique offering from David's airlines that provide a front of cabin experience.

Finally, Vinny uncovers what David's personal tip or hack is for every flight.

If you have a story about flying one of David's airlines, a question, or other experience that you would like to share, please email us at stories(at)seat1a.org or find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Patreon. Show notes are available online at http://podcast.seat1a.org/

 

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  • What's in this experience? [00:00:46]
  • David Neeleman Bio. [00:01:25]
  • Greetings to David. [00:02:06]
  • Question One: When did David realize he was passionate about aviation? [00:02:49]
  • Question Two: What is the key factor that has linked David's successes together? [00:03:55]
  • Question Three: What is the unique offering from David's airlines that provide a front of cabin experience to his customers? [00:05:26]
  • Question Four: What is David's personal tip or hack that he does on every flight? [00:06:39]
  • Show wrap-up. [00:09:00]