Originally Posted by
minimwage4
These aircraft aren't ready and proven yet, still unicorns. No airline will strike up a deal on that. If these planes really are 20% more efficient you can bet airlines will do whatever it takes to bring them out vs flying old tired taped up crappy RJs.
Modern airframes especially derivatives generally come in within 1% of spec. The performance is a known issue. All the major contracts are locked in until 2020. The fate of these airframes will be decided before that. I believe the Skywest purchase contracts have a scope out clause.