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Flying High : How JetBlue Founder and CEO David Neeleman Beats the

Flying High : How JetBlue Founder and CEO David Neeleman Beats the Competition... Even in the World's Most Turbulent Industry Hardcover - 2004

by James Wynbrandt

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Wynbrandt traces the incredible career of the founder and chairman of JetBlue, David Neeleman, from his teenage ventures and beginnings in the travel industry to his short stint at Southwest Airlines and the ultimate launch of JetBlue.

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Wiley, 2004. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Flying High traces the incredible career of the founder and chairman of JetBlue, David Neeleman, from his teenage ventures and beginnings in the travel industry., to his short stint at Southwest Airlines and the ultimate launch of JetBlue. In a series of interviews with Neeleman's friends, associates, and high-ranking officials in both business and aviation, this books tells the store of Neeleman and explores the rules of success he both lives and builds his companies by.

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David Neeleman claims he still recalls the moment from his second birthday.

From the jacket flap

"While Flying High tells the tale of JetBlue-from how it was founded to the way in which it operates today-this book is the story of David Neeleman. Throughout this fascinating journey, you'll discover the management techniques Neeleman has developed and used over the years, which most observers credit for JetBlue's unparalleled accomplishments. While he applies these rules to running JetBlue, they are truly applicable to every business in every industry."
-From the Introduction

JetBlue is the most impressive airline startup in history and an amazing success story. Its consistent record of profitability has made the carrier shine in an industry that's full of red ink.

Behind it all stands David Neeleman-JetBlue's young, brash, bold, and uncompromising founder and CEO.

Flying High traces Neeleman's spectacular journey from soft-spoken Mormon missionary to the top of the American airline industry. Full of insightful details and interviews with Neeleman's friends, associates, and prominent figures in both business and aviation, Flying High offers an up-close look at how he built a successful company-and changed an entire industry-by breaking the rules and taking good care of his customers. Among other things, you'll discover how Neeleman:

  • Learned the travel business from the ground up, then used that knowledge to build his first successful airline-Morris Air
  • Sold Morris to Southwest Airlines at age thirty-three, for a $25 million personal profit-and then promptly talked himself out of a job with the company
  • Created the technology behind e-ticketing
  • Launched a low-fare carrier in Canada, before starting what eventually became known as JetBlue
  • Steered JetBlue through the aftermath of 9/11, leading the way with dramatic actions that both improved security and ensured the airline's survival
  • Forever changed the flying experience for passengers by introducing such innovations as live in-flight television and unparalleled customer service
  • Turned JetBlue into a household name through clever marketing and public relations campaigns

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Citations

  • Library Journal, 07/05/2004, Page 0

About the author

David Neeleman is much more than one of today's most accomplished aviation executives. Throughout an incredible career that began with selling Hawaiian timeshare vacation packages as a college student and ultimately led to the creation of JetBlue, Neeleman has demonstrated an uncanny ability to identify and fill unmet needs by building niche businesses. Flying High is a straightforward, illuminating account of David Neeleman's life and the principles by which he has created his highly profitable travel empire-rules that can be applied to virtually any business in almost every industry.

James Wynbrandt is a New York--based author and award-winning aviation and business reporter. He is a regular contributor to numerous high-profile aviation publications, including Smithsonian Air and Space, Plane & Pilot, General Aviation News, Avionics News, and Pilot Journal. A licensed pilot, Wynbrandt has been following JetBlue since the company's founding. His articles on business and aviation have also appeared in The New York Times, Forbes, Management Review, Computer and Electronics Marketing, Flying, and Aspen Magazine, among others.

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