N116BZ

This entry describes airframe N116BZ, an airliner built in 2007 as serial number 19000101 by Embraer S.A. The aircraft is a Embraer ERJ-190-100IGW currently owned by Nordic Aviation Capital (leased to Breeze Airways), a corporation based in Ireland, and is operated in commercial service by Breeze Airways on a US registration. Notable registry and ownership history include the asset remaining on the Irish lessor’s books while being leased to Breeze Airways for network operations; its listed market valuation is $8,000,000, reflecting age, configuration, and market factors for late-model regional jet airframes.

This airframe carries a high-density, single-class cabin laid out 2+2 abreast (Y108) in the Breeze Airways configuration, optimized for short- to medium-haul point-to-point routes with maximum seat count for its class. The flight deck is equipped with a Honeywell Primus Epic avionics suite, supporting modern navigation, flight management, and situational awareness tasks consistent with commercial regional operations. Typical mission profiles use the aircraft’s 2,450 nm range and 450 kts cruise to operate transregional services and thin long-haul sectors within continental networks; operation and maintenance planning is driven by the CF34-10E5 engine type and the aircraft’s high-utilization seat configuration. Maintenance considerations reflect standard ERJ-190 program inspections and component supply managed through the lessor-operating agreement.

The Embraer ERJ-190-100IGW occupies the upper end of the regional jet market, offering a balance of capacity (here 108 seats) and economics for point-to-point city pairs unsuited to larger mainline narrowbodies. Competing models include stretched regional and small narrowbody types; demand favors carriers seeking dense single-class configurations for frequency and unit-cost optimization. For lessors and operators, residual value and remarketing are influenced by airframe age (this unit is from 2007), avionics fit such as the Honeywell Primus Epic, and engine type (CF34-10E5), all of which affect maintenance cost forecasts and secondary market appeal.