Originally Posted by
Bruno82
It has already be stated that AE intends to shed the ATRs as their leases come due. Also, if we get rid of EMBs, it will be mostly because AA diversifies its feed, not because the EMBs are inefficient.
the MD-80 burns twice as much fuel as an E-140, but carries three times as many pax as the ERJ. The lease prices are similar. Cost per seat mile is MUCH higher on the ERJ.
The 737-800 burns about 20% less than the Super 80's, and carries about 10-15 more people than the Super 80, along with lower MX costs.... Now take that against the ERJ, its not even close.
RASM-CASM needs to be a positive number and a pile of ERJ's makes that a difficult prospect.