Originally Posted by
BoilerUP
Yes...but not Legacies and E-Jets exclusively.
Embraer is still manufacturing new 145s...at least according to Embraer's website which says the firm-order backlog for 145s is 53 airframes. In fact, they delivered a brand-spanking-new 145 to the Nigerian government just this past month.
So wait for 53 aircraft to get built, or start flying now. I personally wished they had waited, done a lil' planning beyond "Hey, this looks fun" and gone down there with a lil' more preparation instead of having crews trying to play ops agent and get everyone to do what we need just to get outta the gate even close to on-time. The guys who have spent some time down in IAH know what I mean...
And some of those airplanes have been sitting a lot longer than 2006. And by my count, 2007 - 3 years is middle of 2004.