David Sellers

Background

About David Sellers

Mr. Sellers has over 40 years of extensive experience in the aviation industry. He started his career with post de-regulation carrier Atlantic Southeast Airlines in 1980 and worked in virtually every aspect of the airline’s operations throughout his 27 years with the carrier. Mr. Sellers joined Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in 2007 in the Airport’s Properties & Airline Affairs business unit where he assumed responsibility for the management of the 28 million square feet of space and operations areas located in the Airport’s Central Passenger Terminal Complex. Shortly thereafter he was promoted to Director of the Properties business unit and assumed responsibility for all airport real estate assets to include airline/airport lease and use agreements, concessions space management, landing agreements, cargo/warehouse leases, fixed base operations, flight kitchen lease agreements, general airline support facility agreements, fuel/pipeline facility leases/easements and general land lease agreements and easements. In April of 2015, Mr. Sellers joined the Southwest Airlines Airport Affairs team where he assumed responsibility for representing Southwest in all airline airport affairs at a number of locations to include the Bay area airports, Las Vegas, Chicago O'Hare and Midway airports, Savannah, Myrtle Beach and the five airports Southwest serves in Hawaii.Mr. Sellers possesses an exceptionally strong understanding of airport and airline operations to include ramp and customer service, cargo, aircraft refueling, personnel/recruiting, labor management, security, property and lease management, facility construction and finance/administrative. He has a proven and highly effective track record of using extensive problem solving, creative thinking and change management skills to drive substantial improvements in operational effectiveness, revenue production, customer service levels and cost control initiatives.