JetBlue Ceo interview-60 minutes

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Last nite, Dan Rather intervied the CEO of JetBlue.

His salary? 200.000.
He is employee friendly! Ya hear that at Ft Fumble?

Compared to the biggies. He was on board passing out snacks,
on the PA system, ramping it.Far be it for our ''little darlings'' at Fort Fumble to be seen amongst the employees!

I believe his company will give U a run for their money and will pick up U''s abandoned routes.

Our ''watchers'' could take suggestions from him.
 
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On 6/19/2003 3:13:24 AM golden1 wrote:

Last nite, Dan Rather intervied the CEO of JetBlue.


His salary? 200.000.

AOG-N-IT Replies...Considering the current fleet size of B6 at present...That seems to be a pretty modest figure for a person in his position. I think comparing his earnings to the CEO of our company...and other mature carriers is pure folly. JetBlues CEO is a different breed , whom is on a mission. His approach is not too different from his former boss at WN (Herb Kelleher) He has broken the mold with the RJ purchase announcement however.

He is "employee friendly"! Ya hear that at Ft Fumble?

AOG-N-IT Replies......Name calling will not help make your attempted point with CCY....but if it makes you feel better? So be it.


Compared to the biggies. He was on board passing out snacks,

AOG-N-IT Replies....When was the last time you heard of any of the other CEO''s doing this on thier flights?...and ultimately what purpose would it serve? I''m sure a greivance might be forthcoming if they tried (LOL)

on the PA system, ramping it.Far be it for our ''little darlings'' at Fort Fumble to be seen amongst the employees!

AOG-N-IT Replies...Being on the PA System (Yucking it Up) ..is not part of the image U is out to project..inspite of Dave''s walk through in DCA dressed as Austin Powers....note that that act has ceased. The fun and games of the honeymoon with Dave are over.


I believe his company will give U a run for their money and will pick up U''s abandoned routes.


AOG-N-IT Replies....On this issue , I do believe you are correct. The talks of flying JFK to CLT...or even taking up potential slack that may happen in PIT says volumes about thier intentions. Basically they have fired a warning shot across our bow of sorts.


Our ''watchers'' could take suggestions from him.

AOG-N-IT Replies.....They have taken suggestions from him.

(1) Lowered Employee wages and benefits at U.

(2) U''s Threats of outsourcing "Our Heavy Maintenance" to second or possible third parties , to lower operating costs...at the cost of possible safety...or integrity at a minimum


How much more do we need to be like JetBlue to make you happy?

I think U can take one note from them...It''s called being PROFITABLE!!! This could come from better utiization of resources for starters....Maybe even consolidation of facilities in an area where taxes or incentives to move make sense. Everything takes away from the bottom line. Jetblue has humble beginnings in regards to these issues...so a direct comparison is not practical , without liquidating or closing up facilities to match thier business model. Who really wants to see that happen? I doubt anyone wants to be up-rooted again...or for the ump-tenth time.

I could care less if Dave never hands out a pack of pretzels to make some silly eye-wash splash(photo-op) in the media. His only concerns needs to be profits... without being equated to the further errosion of the employee''s wages and living standards.

Finding "Our Own Nich''e" is what''s needed , Not someone elses!! We need to be UNIQUE....then maybe they can work toward healing on the employee relations side too? Profits do tend to generate a more pleasant atmosphere for those concerned.

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I do remember an interview last year where the CEO''s compensation was discussed. Neeleman said that he already had more than enough money to live on, and that he would not draw a larger paycheck than would be practical for him to live on. This says it all. He knows that 200k is plenty to survive on, and this is from a PROFITABLE company. We on the other hand have had nothing but a bunch of crooks taking large paychecks for flushing our airline down the drain. Now we have 750k going to the top here, while a good portion of the senior workforce has gone below 30k, that lets them qualify for free school lunches and reduced energy bills......does anyone see something wrong here...let''s balance the scales here folks. It may be tough for a guy making 750k + , to realize what is is like for some of us to suffer a 50% cut in pay. Some of us here have been taken back 20 years in salary.
 
One HUGE difference between Neelman and Seigel.

Neelman is a LEADER. Leaders motivate and inspire. They consider employees asset number one.

Seigel is a money man. Money men put money first. They don''t understand the importance of employee morale.



mr
 
I saw the interview as well, and was duly impressed. Image is important, and he portrayed it well. Siegel has tried his PR image blunder with his voice on the THANKS FOR CALLING/ THANKS FOR WAITING message,. however if you were to put each of them next to one another side by side, it is easy (for me) to pick out who I''d most admire, trust and respect ,...and who I would not.
 
You''ve got to wonder how in the world, CCY could pay out bonuses last year, given the state of our company. Are you listening...Crystal Palace.
 
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This outfit has too many executives, but NO LEADERSHIP.
Big differance.

The top heavy portion of this outfit can manage to survive with 50% of the salary whacked.

Can not say that the rest of us would?

Would you?>
 
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On 6/19/2003 7:04:27 AM mrplanes wrote:

One HUGE difference between Neelman and Seigel.

Neelman is a LEADER. Leaders motivate and inspire. They consider employees asset number one.

Seigel is a money man. Money men put money first. They don''t understand the importance of employee morale.



mr

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200% agree!
 
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On 6/19/2003 11:15:07 AM PineyBob wrote:

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I think in the airline industry Gordon Bethune comes closest to Patton style wise.
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Well, Patton had a big mouth and was good at what he did. Gordo just has a big mouth.
 
Neelman is also worth over 150 million dollars, it''s easy to be a leader when you don''t have to worry about your salary. The interview was over 1 yr. old {rerun}
 
Actually Herb Kelleher was well-known for occasionally helping out the flight attendants when he was onboard -- Southwest used to have a photo online of him working as an FA with the caption "Not all of our flight attendants make it through training."

And in 2002 at LUV, Jim Parker made $305,000 with a bonus of $187,000 while Colleen Barrett made $302,000 with a bonus of $270,000 (oh yeah, and they made a profit).

Some people are in it just for the money, and some people are in it because they believe in the business. Neeleman doesn''t need a big salary if jetBlue is a success -- his ownership stake in the company will be worth far more than what they could pay him. And Herb Kelleher (not to mention most of the employees at Southwest) knew that too.
 
Bob,

Take a poll...our CEO is neither liked or respected, along with his pals.

How can anyone respect the "quarter back" if he does not value the team? Huh? How can you respect someone or group who can not visualize the entire picture or balance the equation? I agree with you, you don't need to like someone, but you do need to respect them in order to be inspired by them.

This guy has happened to strike out on both ends.
 

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