Originally Posted by
Tpinks
Scope is up to 76 seats and under 86,000lbs, not 76 seats at 86,000lbs. A 70 seat 175SC is under 76 seats and is under the max scope weight of 86,000Lbs, it's completely compliant with every major carrier.
It’s scope compliant but does not make economic sense. The aircraft is really a 82 seater in a normal configuration. The majors are hedging their bets they can reconfigure them to 76 seats in the next round of contracts. I don’t see that happening.