Originally Posted by
gloopy
All of your points only apply to a tiny fraction of a percent of most routes most of the time.
Who cares if its a better short field performer? The CRJ gets into almost anywhere and CAT 2 is almost, almost, always more than enough. The E jets may have the fraction of a percentage edge with a few routes but they are hardly the game changer customer magnet people are trying to make them out to be.
Not only that, but DL still has way, way more than enough in their fleet to allocate to the rare market that requires the performance, or in the extremely rare market that actually demands their presence.
You guys are trying to make it sound like the E Jets will rule them all.
LOL the difference is almost nothing, and DL has way, way, way more than enough to cover the very few examples where they are really required or significantly selected in the marketplace.
For all the other markets, if the CRJ product is cheaper then it is the superior product.
You're making the assumption that price tag is the sole issue an airline makes when purchasing an aircraft. If the Ejet benefits got outweighed by price, then you wouldn't see a mass purchasing of it across the industry. I'm sure you know exactly what DL management is thinking and considering with regards to aircraft purchases. Must be why you fly airplanes instead counting beans.