Originally Posted by
3inthegreen
Any rumor on when the 35 CRJ 200's are being parked? How young is the 200 fleet? I saw a few were getting the new paint job, does that mean they will be around awhile? It seems to me that when oil goes back up to $100 a barrel the 50 seat RJ's will be the kiss of death to all regionals that own them in then this ever changing industry.
2017 is when the first ones begin to come off lease. IMO if it becomes difficult to adequately staff the new/transferred jets then the 50 seaters may be parked earlier seeing as they are less efficient. Time will tell.