- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
Herbert D. Kelleher
Southwest Airlines Company
1967 - 2001
Transportation
b. 1931
| Education |  |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | Wesleyan University |
| Graduate | LLB, New York University |
| Personal | |
|---|---|
| Born-Died | 1931 |
| Birthplace | New Jersey (NJ) |
| Race | White |
| Father | Executive, High-Level |
Kelleher is the founder of a low cost and highly profitable airline. Southwest has refined the low-cost, no-frills, no-reserved seats approach to air travel, providing over 2,300 flights daily to about 52 cities in 26 states, with a fleet of 280 aircraft. The company uses only fuel-efficient Boeing 737s in order to reduce pilot training and maintenance cost. The airline is known for its participative corporate culture and a strike-free, unbroken record of consistent profit.