JetBlue’s Founder Joins Bid to Start Private Jet Commuter Service

While airlines get rid of smaller regional jets, David Neeleman sees possibilities.

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By Justin Bachman and Mary Schlangenstein

August 29, 2017 at 2:57 PM UTC

David Neeleman, the founder of JetBlue Airways Corp., registered a new aviation business this summer in Connecticut, sparking immediate speculation in the airline industry that he might be starting a new U.S. airline.

He is—sort of.