April 26 (Reuters) - Breeze Airways, the latest carrier
founded by airline backer David Neeleman, has expanded an order
for Airbus A220-300 jets with a fresh order for 20 airplanes,
industry sources said.
Bringing the startup's total A220 order to 80, the deal
would make Breeze the second-biggest customer for the
Canadian-designed A220 family after Delta Air Airlines,
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 compilation
last week. Airbus and Breeze both declined comment.
(Reporting by Tim Hepher, David Shepardson, editing by Louise
Heavens)