Originally Posted by deltajuliet

I just don't understand why these manufacturers would build jets that are essentially unsellable in the US due to scope. They're too small for mainline to bother picking up, and it's a helluva risk hoping regionals will get scope relaxed. Didn't happen at American, didn't happen at United, and it's not on the table at Delta. The planning departments at Embraer and Mitsubishi should be fired. Would it really be so hard to bring the weight down a little instead of risking tens of billions? Stupid.