Originally Posted by
MasterOfPuppets
Wont happen. US airways has 2 class 190's and they have 99 seats with 12, I think, first class. In order to get a 190 down to 88 seats you would have to remove atleast three rows of seats and I don't think AA would want that much first class capacity on a 88 seat jet, it would destroy any possibility of that aircraft making any money.
Good point. However, USAir's model is to cram every possible passenger they can into their hulls, while offering the worst possible service per travel dollar, and everybody hates them for it. ****, dude; they pile 86 losers into a 175! So they are definitely not the bar with which to reference. Just for some perspective: Embraer lists their 2-class 190 config at 94 total, with 8 First, and Economy at 31" pitch. We're talking about reducing 6 seats, which could be done easily by increasing coach pitch to 32". I'm not saying it will happen, but it is definitely a possibility. Remember the whole "Increased Room in Coach" program back in the early 2000s? In the end, AA wants scope release, and the 190 under "Express" paint (or whatever) is a distinct possibility.
Compass, by the way, delivers a fantastic product at consistently above-industry-standard performance and customer-satisfaction numbers. They WILL be getting the bigger Embraers for AMR, not Eagle; and dimes to dollars, not RAH. Whether the 190s play or not remains to be seen.