We're a stupid industry led by stupid people.

We tax air passengers like cigarettes and alcohol - we impose sin taxes on travellers.

We're a stupid industry led by stupid people.

It's like telling Mozart that there are too many notes in an opera. Which one do you want us to take out?

But I like to think that a lot of managers and executives trying to solve problems miss the forest for the trees by forgetting to look at their people -- not at how much more they can get from their people or how they can more effectively manage their people. I think they need to look a little more closely at what it's like for their people to come to work there every day.

I don't think JetBlue has a better chance of being profitable than 100 other predecessors with new airplanes, new employees, low fares, all touchy-feely ... all of them are losers. Most of these guys are smoking ragweed.

Whether I'm at the hangar or at the airport or on an airplane, I get respect. And that's the best part of my day.