Moxy Airways order 60 CSeries

[jesseps]

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David Neeleman, who started JetBlue Airways Corp. with $100 million in 2000, is raising money to launch a low-cost carrier focused on secondary airports in the U.S., according to Airline Weekly.

The airline, to be called Moxy Airways, has secured orders for 60 Bombardier CS300 aircraft, the trade journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The first would arrive in 2020. Moxy is attempting to raise $100 million to begin services that year, the journal reported.

Neeleman declined to comment, Airline Weekly said. He didn’t immediately return an email from Bloomberg News seeking comment early Monday. It’s unclear how far along the airline is in its development. Neeleman, 58, also helped to establish Morris Air, WestJet Airlines Ltd. and Brazil’s Azul SA.

Moxy is designed to maximize the economic advantages of the C Series, along with the use of smaller, secondary airports such as Providence, R.I.; Fort Worth, Tex.; and Burbank, Calif., Airline Weekly said. The advanced jetliner reduces fuel burn due to its modern engines and carbon-fibre fuselage.

Neeleman is a longtime supporter of aircraft manufactured by Airbus SE, which has taken a controlling stake in the C Series in partnership with Bombardier. The companies plan to close the deal July 1.

Moxy has told investors it will sell only point-to-point flights to keep down costs, according to a presentation cited by the publication. But the airline isn’t seeking to mimic ultra low-cost carriers like Allegiant Travel Co. or Spirit Airlines Inc. Instead, Moxy would be more in line with Neeleman’s past ventures at Azul and JetBlue, where spacious seats and free Wi-Fi combine with some fees for extra services, such as snacks or seat assignments, Airline Weekly reported.

With 60 CS300 orders, Moxy would become the second-largest C Series customer after Delta Air Lines Inc., which is acquiring 75 of the smaller CS100 model. Delta plans to begin service with the plane next year.

(Courtesy of Montreal Gazette)

[caribb]

I wonder if they took Frontier’s 40 CSeries order. Nice to see though. Seems like a knowledgeable team with past successes putting all this together. 

[SKYMTL]

How do they secure orders if they are still in prelim funding stages to actually launch the company?

[YUL]

I suspect those are rather "purchase rights" of some sorts, or a conditional order.

Interesting to note David Neeleman is a Brazilian-American (born in Sao-Paulo, but moved to the USA at age 5). While at the helm of JetBlue and Brazil Azul SA, he bought tons of Embraer's (E190/E195). I guess he had an incline to favor his original "home" team....

So he is obviously an expert in those small narrowbody aircrafts, including the new E195E2 - the closest CSeries competitor. 

And he still ended up picking the best aircraft for the job: the CS300! 

I don't believe Bombardier priced it below the E190E2; not worth it when Airbus is about taking over 50.01% of the partnership.

 

Modifié 19 juin 2018 par YUL