Originally Posted by
thump
There are no free lunches. The plane will have no range (or no payload) if they are artificially held to a lower certificated gross weight.
The current specs on the E175-E2 call for almost 98,000 lbs MGW and an increase in the BOW by 11,000 lbs over the E175+ variant. Delta's current scope maxes out at 86,000lbs (89,000lbs for CPZ E175s). You are talking about having to leave behind more than 50% of your fuel to stay below Delta's scope. Or you remove passengers AND fuel to make it a gigantic 50-seat airplane with limited range.
For the smallest MRJ models, it might be a different story, but for the ERJ, there is really no alternative to revised scope
These airplanes are years away, much can change in the meantime. How is the BOW increasing by 11k? I know the airplane is adding an extra row and geared engines are heavier but an increase of 11k is significant. But like I said much can change in SCOPE between now and then, look how Delta allowed more 76 seaters in exchange for less overall seats in the regionals.