Breeze Airways boosts Airbus A220 jet order -sources

Breeze Airways, a new US carrier founded by airline backer David Neeleman, has expanded its growth plans with an additional order for 20 Airbus A220-300 jets, industry sources said. Bringing the startup's total order for the jet to 80, the deal would make Breeze the second-biggest customer for the Canadian-designed A220 family after Delta, leapfrogging JetBlue which Neeleman also founded. The order matches a purchase of 20 A220-300 from an undisclosed buyer, reported by Airbus in a monthly report last week. Breeze is on course to start flying in the summer, Neeleman told a recent conference. <br/>