Originally Posted by
Purpleanga
The MRJ is not a 717 replacement. It’s a ERJ/CRJ replacement. That’s what some here are trying to tell you. It’s makes more sense to reduce RJ feed by adding bigger RJs so there’s less total regional feed. There’s no chance Delta will take that in house. Mostly because it doesn’t make sense financially to take on this massive feed when the regional can do it for much less. Also good luck getting mainline guys to fly 4,5 legs a day again.
What you fail to understand is we have lived the evolution of scope. The E175-2/MRJ absolutely would work as a 717 replacement. It’s close enough and actually has better range. It would not be a 175 replacement. Delta plans a 30 year life cycle on airframes. They are a long way from needing replacement.
In your cost statement you make my point. At the cost it could be flown at the regionals the majors would not take on a 100 to 120 seat airframe. The CEO of UAL has said exactly that and backed it up by canceling their small aircraft order.
We fly 4 and 5 leg days now at Delta.