Originally Posted by
da42pilot
Another tube and wing isnt going to disrupt squat... unless it comes at the extreme price discount Delta paid.
It’s still going to be a tall order fixing the C-Series. The plane has similar operating economics to the E2 but lists for $14 million more. Airbus might just be that wild card, but we’ll see...
List price? Who pays list price? Nobody. You get what you negotiate as both Robin and Delta know well.
Sure, the E2 is an improvement vs the E190, but it has fewer seats than the CS300, less range and basically the same interior set-up as the E190 (although the bins are bigger). Robin is probably looking at it from both a CASM and a RASM standpoint. With more seats and a far more ergonimic interior, the CS300 is pretty compelling. But who knows? Robin is playing the game and using both manufacturers to lower the eventual bids...
Will be interesting to watch. Of course, Embraer will likely offer the E2 dirt cheap because Embraer has more to lose with fewer E2 orders and a growing list of airlines dumping their old E190s...