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RJ85FO
Those would be 76 seat rates. Compass is scheduled to fly the EMB175 with 76 seats (I am not sure if it is certified for more or not). Some other Airlink partner is scheduled to fly the 900s configured with 76 seats as well.
It is interesting to ponder the purchase of an actual 900 by NWA instead of a 705. The 705 is certified for 75 seats. The 900 is certified for 90 seats but NWA has configured them with a 16/60 split if I remember correctly. Obvioulsy, this leaves them the option of reconfiguring for up to 90 pax if the future (scope change) allows it.
hey thats what they did to our 44 seat rj's! first they said that scope wouldn't let us fly anything with 50 seats or more between bases, now our scope says 77 seats or more between bases,, once that gets old they will probably up it again, and convert them.