David Neeleman's Breeze Aviation will establish its corporate headquarters in Utah ahead of the unveiling of a low-cost carrier - likely its Moxy Airways (Salt Lake City) project - in the new year.

A statement issued by the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) said that by basing its headquarters in Salt Lake City, Breeze Airways could earn up to 20% of the new state taxes it will pay over the five-year life of the agreement in the form of a Utah Legislature-authorized Economic Development Tax Increment Finance (EDTIF) tax rebate.

The GOED Board has approved a post-performance tax rebate not to exceed USD1,082,000. Each year the company meets the criteria in its contract with the state, it will earn a portion of the total tax rebate. For its part, Breeze Aviation plans to create 369 jobs over the next five years with the LCC it plans to launch to focus on service from secondary airports.

“We have long recognized the potential our regional airports hold for economic growth,” Theresa A. Foxley, president and CEO of EDCUtah said. “We welcome Breeze Aviation to consider service to any of the many great airports that the state of Utah offers.”

The tentatively-named Moxy Airways signed an order agreement with Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) for sixty A220-300s in December 2018. In June this year, it signed a Letter of Intent with GECAS covering the sales/leaseback of the first nine A220s. The first A220 is due to arrive in April 2021 ahead of a proposed May launch date.