Originally Posted by
vprMatrix
Interesting that RA says the 737-900s are growth aircraft a quick search regarding the 900s show that they are all slated to be replacement aircraft and would not trigger the 3 to 1 conversion language. Of course there is the problem of needing to park the CRJ-700s and E-170s in order to to do this which would appear at face value to be a poor financial move.
Actuall they said the 737-900ERs are planned to be capacity neutral, but can easily be growth. The fact that they're cash flow positive from day 1 gives the company flexibility to keep older airframes.