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Originally Posted by
hoserpilot
I don't buy this7. NWA haad tons of dc-9s which are/were the same size as the current rj's. Those old fashioned mainline Douglas rj's did not limit NWA's larger aircraft flying. If anything it supplied mainline pay and customer service which helped increase the number of larger aircraft at Northwest. Bring the rj's here, I'll fly 'em!
Again ... you have to view the service from a cost perspective.
and ... this was the reason a former Delta MEC Chairman gave ... not mine & I don't agree with him. I'm just pointing out that there are many people who think CRj 900's at mainline (or 717's or any small jet) are a threat to flying by larger aircraft.