Originally Posted by
HighFlight
And that cannot continue. 50 seaters will age out and go away. Scope will HAVE to be relaxed, as no one will build 50 seaters. What then? Just don't fly the lines? I don't think so, I think 70-90 seaters will replace them.
Not in this environment. As I understand it DL approached the pilots on a 2 for 1 deal (2 50's for one more 76'er) and it was rejected.
The 90+ 717's and to an extent the CS100 are the answer. CS100 will replace 88's and upgauge some 717 flying while the 717 will replace more 76-seat flying.
For example northern hubs (MSP, DTW, NYC) to Texas would be a perfect spot for the CS100. Routes where the 717 struggles in payload but the demand is just short for something in the A319/320 range. A realm that is currently (almost) exclusively -900/175 territory. My $.02.