Originally Posted by
RgrMurdock
I'm amazed people publish this stuff. The 70 has a 76 seat capacity with a single class configuration. Since when were mainline carriers not interested in dual class configurations with economy plus seating? I've said it before that this makes a possible replacement for the CRJ7 but it doesn't fit as perfectly into the scope model as it seems.
Given that these planes make trips of under an hour, most of the time, is first class really necessary? You go up and down and are there before you know it.