Breeze Airways launches with 13 Embraer Jets

Breeze Airways, a new US carrier from JetBlue founder David Neeleman, has launched with a planned fleet of 13 Embraer jets. The first flights operate between Charleston, SC, Tampa, FL and Hartford, CT, started May 27, with remaining destinations to be added each week through July 2021. Breeze will take delivery of all 13 leased jets through the summer, to reach an initial fleet of 10 E190s, and three E195s. With plans to grow the fleet further before the end of the year. As the founder of both JetBlue and Azul airlines, Neeleman’s experience of growing airlines and routes using