US approves new airline from JetBlue founder

FILE - In this June 24, 2015 file photo, David Neeleman, right, talks to journalists during a joint news conference with his partner Portuguese businessman Humberto Pedrosa, in Lisbon. A new airline is one step closer to flying in the United States. The Transportation Department has given the all-clear to Breeze, which is owned by Neeleman, who founded JetBlue Airways two decades ago. According to a Transportation Department order posted Wednesday, March 10, 2021, Breeze Aviation Group has up to one year to begin flights using up to 22 planes. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)