Originally Posted by
johnso29
As to the 717s, I'd say the union was smart. They knew 717s or 319s were available for a very quick delivery. What if the company picked the C-Series? An airplane that hasn't even flown yet, & is way over budget.
Anyone with two eyes and a brain could see that the 717 deal was too good to pass up. Given the company's behavior with regard to used aircraft deals, there should be zero doubt in anyone's mind they were jumping on that ASAP. Quite obvious the CRJ-200 trades were happening no matter what, too. It would have been a stupid financial decison not to do so, and the company doesn't do many of those.