Breeze Retires E190, Closing U.S. Chapter (businesstraveller.com)

Breeze Airways retired its Embraer E190 fleet on September 7, when Flight 310 flew from Orlando to New Orleans. The E190 exceeded U.S. regional scope clauses limiting outsourced flying to 76 passengers and 86,000 pounds, forcing it onto mainline costs at roughly 100 seats. JetBlue, which operated more than 60 E190s from 2005, projects $75 million in annual maintenance savings by replacing them with A220-300s offering 40 more seats and about 30% lower operating costs per seat.