Originally Posted by
Bluewaffle
my mistake, the republic order is for the larger CS300 however I don't think that's the plane that United is interested in. The whole reason for the search for a new type was to fill the gap between 76 seat RJs and the 319/737-700. The CS100 is right in the middle and could potentially replace a lot of RJ flying. I don't see United making a big investment in the 125-150 seat market when they can obviously find used 319s fairly easily.
True - however if you insert first class and premium economy seats you bring the seat number down. 135 seats would be for the full economy version (LCC model). Republic had 40 orders and 40 options for the CS300.