Originally Posted by
jsled
Not to mention we ended up with 38 E170s versus 115 CRJ700s. The CRJs were allowed by contract...ie WE VOTED FOR IT. So despite the "he gave away the store" BS, the company chose the CRJs 3 to 1 over the E170. But hey, it makes for good cockpit chatter.
Certainly true, but I'm guessing that the fact that Skywest was our largest Regional partner, and they flew only Crj's had something to do with it as well.
Old CRJ 700 lineup: Skywest, Mesa, Go Jets
Old Emb 170: Republic
What PW did give away was leverage in addition to the actual scope relief.