(Reuters) – WestJet Airlines Ltd and JetBlue Airways Corp founder David
Neeleman is planning to launch a new budget airline in the United States,
with $100 million in startup capital, according to a report from the Airline
Weekly.
The airline, tentatively called Moxy, has secured orders for 60 Bombardier
CS300 aircraft, the publication said, citing people familiar with the matter.
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The report also said that former Air Canada Chief Executive Officer Robert
Milton and former International Lease Finance Corp CEO Henri Courpron are
among early investors along with Neeleman himself.
Bombardier declined to comment on the report, while Neeleman was not
immediately available for comment.
(Reporting by Karan Nagarkatti in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)
