Originally Posted by NVUS

Pure conjecture here, but as stated plenty of times the company views them as replacement aircraft for the larger RJs down the road. OO operates 134 CRJ7-9s, EV operates 69. 150 E-175s as replacements isn't a stretch. Besides, the E2 doesn't start delivery until 2020. That's a good four years away.

The MRJ? Who knows. From what I've read, there was a specific, unnamed carrier who was very interested in them. Maybe they plan to lease them out. Maybe not. Maybe it's all subterfuge to lower prices on the E-175s from Embraer. You're guess is as good as mine. Deliveries on those start in early 2018, so we have awhile before any of us will find out, and TSA gets to make the first move.

As for the 50-seaters, there is a place for them, now and in the future. On the correct routes they do make money, even when fuel is expensive. Will there be less of them going forward? Certainly. Go back 15 years and make the prediction that there would be less turbo-props today and no one would have argued otherwise. But the current landscape just doesn't allow for 2-for-1 deals, or even 1-for-1 deals on the 50-seaters. Outside of Alaska, the rest of the majors are basically scoped out on large RJs now. If you know of a major that still has a sizable amount of large RJs to utilize, let me know. I'm not saying I have all the facts. However, could that landscape change in the next few years? Sure, but it remains to be seen at this point.