Originally Posted by
80ktsClamp
The 50 seaters will be gone by 2022ish.
Anderson has stated that when he buys an airplane, he plans on it staying around for 30 years. The 900's are much more viable and "mainline quality" type aicraft.
So, while I agree that DCI is smaller, we are enabling DCI to maintain a higher mass for longer by this agreement. In essence, trading 190 short term planes for 70 long term aircraft.
OK, so I get that logic and it's a fair point. The new large RJ's would keep DCI around 3-4 years longer if airframe longevity determines their viability. The 70 seaters on average have a 15-17 year contractual life with DCI, so I think 30 is a bit optimistic for that space.