Originally Posted by
LeadFoot
Why would AAG not excercise their option for another 90 E175's though? I read about the Airbus order deferral by AAG but help me understand how that affects the additional 90 jets on option. Are you saying AAG cannot commit to those jets anymore?
The RJ fleet count for AA is tied to the number of narrowbody aircraft at mainline. The retirement schedules and now delivery deferrals will limit the ability to add further large RJ's absent another change to the narrowbody retirement schedule.