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  1. Mar 21, 2021 · Here he is, at 61, his position already preserved as the Steve Jobs of the airline industry — a national publication called him “Lord of the Skies” — with a net worth of $400 million according to Forbes, with 10 children and 24 grandchildren and two on the way and all sorts of stories to tell them about how their grandfather launched four major airlines and helped rescue another one ...

  2. Zach Wilson (nephew) Hannah Neeleman (daughter-in-law) David Gary Neeleman (born October 16, 1959) is a Brazilian-American businessman and entrepreneur. He has founded five commercial airlines: Morris Air, WestJet, JetBlue Airways, Azul Brazilian Airlines, and Breeze Airways. Along with Humberto Pedrosa and Aigle Azur, he owned 45% of TAP Air ...

  3. The debacle ultimately cost the airline $30 million. Even before the storm had passed, JetBlue founder and CEO David Neeleman was conducting a nonstop apology tour, vowing to upgrade systems and ...

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  4. Dec 7, 2023 · Summary. David Neeleman, the CEO of Breeze Airways, has successfully launched five airlines. Neeleman's career spans multiple ventures, including Morris Air, WestJet, JetBlue, Azul, and now Breeze Airways. Despite his success, Neeleman remains grounded and dedicated to important causes, such as advocating for individuals with ADHD and dyslexia ...

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  5. Utah native David Neeleman unveiled the official name of his fifth carrier startup Breeze Aviation on Friday. He previously launched WestJet, JetBlue Morris Air, and Azul. Southwest acquired Morris Air in 1993, while WestJet and Azul are top-five carriers in Canada and Brazil, respectively, officials said.

  6. David sold Open Skies to Hewlett Packard in 1999. Also during this period, David acted as a consultant to WestJet Airlines, the successful Canadian low-fare start-up airline. David then founded JetBlue Airways in New York and spent a decade as Chief Executive Officer (1998 to 2007) and Chairman (2002 to 2008). An amazing success by any measure ...

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  8. Jul 15, 2020 · In March, Neeleman—who founded companies including JetBlue and Canada’s WestJet Airlines—unloaded more than 80% of his preferred shares in Brazilian carrier Azul SA after a margin call was ...