Originally Posted by
stylie310
Here are the numbers I found on Wikipedia for the UAL/CAL combined RJ feed.
66 50's skw
12 50's chit
17 50's trans
234 50's + 6 135's exjet
175 70's
16 76's (Q400)
336 50's
720 Total
The way I understand, the company can get 64 more 70/76 without consequence. At the 65th 70/76 seater, the 450 hard cap kicks in and they have to park 142 50 seaters. That would leave Expressjet with a 92 aircraft fleet. Or they can decimate the 50's everywhere else and that leaves Expressjet with 187 50's.
From a logical stance the emb is a better aircraft that can carry 50 people 65 bags and go 1200 nm but we all know that uncial is not logical and will probably decimate xjt just because we cost to much.