Originally Posted by
in2deep
I don’t even know why it got a new name. They literally just reconfigured the cabin. Usually manufacturers have to at least change the avionics or engines to rebrand something that already exist.
Marketing. It will likely only be called that on the United website. Frequent flyer passengers have become wise to associating seating configurations with particular aircraft types. To them, CRJ-550 will stand out vs CRJ-700.