Alex Wilcox

Alex Wilcox is an airline executive and businessman. He co-founded JetSuite[1] and JetSuiteX,[2] since renamed JSX, and is the CEO of both companies. Wilcox was a founding executive of JetBlue Airways as well as president and COO of Kingfisher Airlines until 2006.[3][4] Wilcox started his career in customer service at Virgin Atlantic Airways, where he helped David Tait, who headed US Virgin Atlantic.[5][6]

Alex Wilcox
Born (1970-06-29) 29 June 1970
CitizenshipUnited States
EducationUniversity of Vermont
OccupationEntrepreneur
Executive
TitleCEO of JetSuite and JetSuiteX

Early life and education

Wilcox attended the University of Vermont and earned a BA in political science and English.[7] While in college, Wilcox worked for Southwest Airlines. After college, Wilcox managed the Naildrivers, a rock band, for two years.[8]

Career

Wilcox worked in a customer service job at Virgin Atlantic Airways. During that time, Wilcox helped review business plans and liked a plan by David Neeleman, founder of Morris Air.[9] He joined Neeleman and launched JetBlue Airways in 1999. Wilcox worked at JetBlue for six years and left to launch Kingfisher Airlines. In 2006, Wilcox partnered with Proctor Capital Partners and wrote the business plan for JetSuite, a business jet charter company. In July 2007, Wilcox began to serve as CEO of JetSuite.[10][11][12]

References
  1. "Democratizing Private Jets". Leaders Magazine. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013.
  2. "JetSuite Dreams of Bringing a Private Jet-Style Experience to the Masses". Skift.
  3. "Alex Wilcox quits Kingfisher Airlines". The Hindu Business Line.
  4. "JetSuite's Alex Wilcox". Business Jet Traveler.
  5. "Sky Blue". www.uvm.edu. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  6. "Leaders in Luxury: Alex Wilcox". Elite Traveler.
  7. "Sky Blue". www.uvm.edu. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  8. "JetSuite's Alex Wilcox". Business Jet Traveler. December 3, 2008. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  9. "JetSuite's Alex Wilcox". Business Jet Traveler. December 3, 2008. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  10. "JetSuite | Private Jet Charter Flights – Private Jet Rental Service". www.jetsuite.com. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  11. "Alex Wilcox". Elite Traveler. August 11, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  12. "Democratizing Private Jets". Leaders Magazine. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013.
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