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To the Bar-88-ACL discussion, do the 76 staters exist because they can't buy bigger ones for DCI or because they're the best righ sized platforms available?
Know of any 76 seat jets at airlines that are not scope constrained? Me either.
Without the false economy of outsourcing, airlines choose the 737 and A320 as their narrow body domestic jets. Even JetBlue is reducing their E190 order book and stating
"The E190 is performing very well as our new, shorter-haul market aircraft, often serving to build the demand in the market for eventual up-gauge to our A320," said JetBlue Chief Executive
Dave Barger said. "We are now at the point where the balance between frequency and capacity is tipping in favor of capacity, and we are exercising our most strategic asset—our order book—to better match capacity with growing network demand."
Delta has a market for feed below our current 150'ish floor. Eventually the 76 seat market will be a 100 to 130 seat market as fuel prices dictate that the operational cost of the jet is divided up among more customers.