\"You have got to be close to the action,\" says the 46-year-old entrepreneur. Action is something that there is certainly plenty of at JetBlue, the high-flying upstart that launched in the winter of 2000. Today it's one of the fastest growing airlines in the country, generating more than a billion dollars a year in revenue with 401 flights daily to 36 cities in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. With a winning combination of financial acumen, old-fashioned common sense and devout religious faith, Neeleman has propelled JetBlue into the ranks of the nation's major airlines.