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Lilium Nominates Airline Entrepreneur Neeleman For Post-Merger Board
David Neeleman is chairman of Brazilian airline group Azul, which intends to buy 220 Lilium Jets for its planned launch of eVTOL commercial services in 2025.
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Lilium is working to bring its seven-seat eVTOL aircraft to market in 2024. (Image: Lilium)

Airline entrepreneur David Neeleman is set to join the board of eVTOL aircraft developer Lilium once it completes its merger with Qell Acquisition Corp. Shareholders are set to approve the deal with the special purpose acquisition company on September 10, and this is expected to lead to a New York Stock Exchange listing before the end of the month.

Neeleman is chairman of Brazilian airline group Azul, which in early August agreed to buy 220 of Lilium’s seven-seat eVTOL aircraft with a view to developing a network of commercial flights that could start in 2025. He has founded five different airlines, including U.S. carrier JetBlue Airways and Azul Brazilian Airlines.