{"id":2448,"date":"2018-06-18T13:21:08","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T18:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=2448"},"modified":"2018-06-18T13:21:08","modified_gmt":"2018-06-18T18:21:08","slug":"david-neeleman-planning-new-us-budget-airline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=2448","title":{"rendered":"David Neeleman Planning New US Budget Airline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">(Reuters) &#8211; WestJet Airlines Ltd and JetBlue Airways Corp founder David <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Neeleman is planning to launch a new budget airline in the United States, <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">with $100 million in startup capital, according to a report from the Airline <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Weekly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">The airline, tentatively called Moxy, has secured orders for 60 Bombardier <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">CS300 aircraft, the publication said, citing people familiar with the matter. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">(https:\/\/bit.ly\/2HYULKP)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">The report also said that former Air Canada Chief Executive Officer Robert <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Milton and former International Lease Finance Corp CEO Henri Courpron are <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">among early investors along with Neeleman himself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Bombardier declined to comment on the report, while Neeleman was not <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">immediately available for comment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">(Reporting by Karan Nagarkatti in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2450\" src=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/cs300-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"749\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/cs300-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/cs300.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Reuters) &#8211; 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. 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