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David Neeleman (David Gary Neeleman) was born on 16 October, 1959 in São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil, is a Chairman of Azul Brazilian Airlines. Discover David Neeleman's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 65 years old?
| Popular As |
David Gary Neeleman |
| Occupation |
Chairman of Azul Brazilian Airlines |
| Age |
65 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Libra |
| Born |
16 October 1959 |
| Birthday |
16 October |
| Birthplace |
São Paulo, Brazil |
| Nationality |
Brazil |
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He is a member of famous with the age 65 years old group.
David Neeleman Height, Weight & Measurements
At 65 years old, David Neeleman height not available right now. We will update David Neeleman's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
| Physical Status |
| Height |
Not Available |
| Weight |
Not Available |
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Not Available |
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Who Is David Neeleman's Wife?
His wife is Eva Neeleman (unknown marriage date)
Allison K. Denham (Moseley) (divorced 2020)
Vicki Vranes (m. 1980-2013)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Eva Neeleman (unknown marriage date)
Allison K. Denham (Moseley) (divorced 2020)
Vicki Vranes (m. 1980-2013) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
10 |
David Neeleman Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is David Neeleman worth at the age of 65 years old? David Neeleman’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from Brazil. We have estimated
David Neeleman's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2022 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
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David Neeleman Social Network
Timeline
In June 2018, he plans a new US airline called Breeze Airways as he registered a new entity, raising $100m capital. On July 17, 2018, Breeze Airways signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Airbus for 60 A220-300 aircraft to be delivered from 2021.
In June 2015, the Portuguese Government decided to sell the TAP Air Portugal Group, owner of the national air carrier, TAP Air Portugal, to the Gateway consortium with David Neeleman in partnership with Humberto Pedrosa who take control of 61% of the capital of the Portuguese carrier. TAP Air Portugal will maintain the country as the airline’s main hub for a minimum of 30 years.
On October 30, 2013 Neeleman and his youngest brother Mark James Neeleman, a cofounder of Azul, announced the launch of a new company, Vigzul, a home security and monitoring company. Vigzul came from an idea of Mark Neeleman and was founded by David Allred, Brett Chambers and Neeleman serves as Chairman of the board and principal investor.
On March 27, 2008 Neeleman officially announced plans to launch a new airline, Azul (Portuguese for "blue"), a domestic carrier in Brazil. Azul will complete 2013 with over 5 Billion (BRL) in sales and is currently Brazil's third-largest airline.
On May 10, 2007, David Neeleman was replaced by David Barger (born 1959) as CEO of JetBlue and on May 21, 2008 he was replaced as chairman of the board by Joel Peterson.
Neeleman, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, served a two-year mission in Brazil when he was 19. He has been diagnosed with ADHD. He is the father of ten children with his former wife, Vicki Vranes. He is the 2005 recipient of the Tony Jannus Award for outstanding leadership in the commercial aviation industry. He speaks fluent Portuguese and holds citizenships of Brazil, U.S. and Cyprus. The Neelemans have since divorced, and Vicki now goes by the last name "Labrum." According to various news sources, the divorce resulted in a "multi-million dollar" settlement.
As the CEO of JetBlue Airways, his 2002 salary was $200,000 with a bonus of $90,000. Neeleman donated his entire salary to the JetBlue Crewmember Crisis Fund, which was established for JetBlue employees who had fallen on hard times.
After leaving Southwest, Neeleman became the CEO of Open Skies, a touch screen airline reservation and check-in systems company, later acquired by HP in 1999. At the same time, he helped with another upstart airline, WestJet. JetBlue was incorporated in Delaware in August 1998 and officially founded in February 1999, under the name "NewAir" by Neeleman.
He co-founded (with June Morris) Morris Air, a low-fare charter airline, and from 1984 to 1988, he was the executive vice president of the company. In 1988 Neeleman assumed the helm of Morris Air as its president. In 1993, when Morris Air was acquired by Southwest Airlines for $130 million (Neeleman received $25 million from the sale), he worked for five months on their Executive Planning Committee.
David G. Neeleman (born October 16, 1959) is a Brazilian-American entrepreneur who has founded five commercial airlines, Morris Air, WestJet, JetBlue Airways, Azul Brazilian Airlines and Breeze Airways. Along with Humberto Pedrosa and Aigle Azur he owns another commercial airline in Europe, TAP Air Portugal. In 2017 he became a citizen of Cyprus.
