Originally Posted by
tsquare
OK.. admittedly I am too lazy to look it up, but isn't there something magical that can happen when our fleet exceeds 767 airplanes? (Not that it will in my lifetime)
Yes, 70-seat jets will be converted to 76 seats at a rate of 3 conversions to each mainline airframe over 767. If they were to merge with another airline, say Alaska, then the mainline fleet total would allow for the conversion of all 70 seat jets, plus whatever additional RJ's the merger brought to the table.