Originally Posted by
imlars
Well they are getting old....could predict the same for many 15 to 20 year old equipment? Sure they will be gone, like the shorts, saab, metro liner, Jetstream......the key is what replaces them. The former were replaced by 300 regional jets. That era is ending, albeit at a slow pace. I heard all airplanes will be gone in a 100 years.....just saying.
How do you figure they are getting old? Average hours for the ERJ 35/45 is around 50,000 hours. I think we have a handful over 30 but below 35 while the majority of the others are all low to mid 20s. Sounds like we have plenty of years left on them.