Originally Posted by
scambo1
FTB;
This is not an answer to you question, but just a tag-on for more info. Operationally, the E190 has not been the stellar reliability performer that the operators hoped it would be. I do not have complete details on its shortcomings (some of which have been sorted out), but for this reason, the E190 carries a mainline question mark.
I heard a funny new nam for an airplane. Apparently quantas calls the A380 the A180 because when it pushes off the gate it does a 180 and goes back to it.
From what the JB folks say that's very true, it has issues and is costing more in maintenance than expected. All that can be negotiated though right along with the lease length and price.
Embraer offers a nose-to-tail unscheduled and scheduled maintenance program on it's corporate jets, it was about $12K a month during the warranty period and doubled outside of it. Fwiw, the rock solid RR/AE3007 engines were more per month and they never had a problem... but if they did!
Just saying to win a Delta award, especially a mainline Delta award, would be enormous and may be worth a lot of giveaways that Embraer evidently wasn't willing to do a while back.
I wonder when the last time PMDAL ordered new aircraft (FOR MAINLINE) from a manufacturer that was not Boeing or Douglas?
They used to call the ERJ-145 the E180.
