I'll agree with the last poster.. it's ALL about energy management. Our profile calls for 290/.60 climb in the 145XR, but if you accelerate to 310+, and climb out at around that, you can maintain a much higher rate pretty much up to cruise. I was actually shown this by a guy who used to work for Embraer. Doesn't do much for fuel savings though....

Gotta admit the Collins avionics in the CRJ beat the turds out of the Honeywell system we have in the 145. The AP is a little better in the CRJ, IMHO. Jorge from Brazil needs to take some lessons from George from Canada.