Originally Posted by
Cycle Pilot
Delta pilots fly RJ's? To quote one of my recent Captains... "I don't want to fly RJ's." This was in response to me telling him that the 70 new large RJ's should be flown by Delta pilots. So to answer your question... No. They'll be flown by the regionals, of course.
Then don't bid it!
The current large RJ's are almost as capable as the B717.
717-200HGW -2060nm
ERJ175 - 2100nm
I got the data from Airliners.net
So if range is the definition of RJ, Delta is getting a bunch. I wonder if he'll bid it?
Have to get away from the thought process if it isn't Boeing, Douglas, or Airbus it isn't a worthy airplane. The mainline guys that I have had on our jump seat seem to have nothing but good remarks about the plane (other than the wages they are flown at).