Breeze Airways orders more aircraft

In Airbus March Orders and Deliveries update, the manufacturer announced that an undisclosed customer has ordered twenty A220-300s. Reuters is now reporting that the order has been placed by Breeze Airways, the US start-up. With this order, the airline boosts its orders for the A220-300 to 80, becoming the second largest customer for the aircraft behind Delta Air Lines.

The airline, founded by former JetBlue-owner David Neeleman, is set to launch flights in July, initially with leased Embraer ERJ190s and ERJ195. So far it has taken delivery of two ERJ190s and two ERJ195s. Breeze Airways expects it first A220-300 in October and is planning to use both types side-by-side, with the ERJs on short segments and the A220 on longer ones.

The company hasn't announced which routes it will fly but the plan is to connect underserved (secondary) cities in the US.

Illustration by Breeze Airways.