Top Secret Airline Watch: Embraer Confirms That Neeleman's Planning Something
Looks like David Neeleman really is up to something down in Brazil. His go-to airline manufacturer, Embraer, confirmed to the AP that the ex-JetBlue CEO is looking to buy some mid-range jets.
Neeleman isn't talking about his plans, and JetBlue insists it has nothing to do with a possible new carrier in South America. (We of course are dreaming of a collaboration with Richard Branson.)
The two major airlines in Brazil use bigger planes than the E-190s Neeleman is shopping for. But he certainly has experience with the 100-seaters his looking to buy: JetBlue flies the same planes on shorter, in-demand routes in the US.
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· Embraer Confirms Talks to Sell Jets [AP, via IHT]
· Neeleman's Latest Moves in Brazil [Jaunted]
· A Neeleman-Branson Airline? [Jaunted]
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