Originally Posted by
badflaps
As far back as Garrett, Delta has been looking for a fuel efficient 150 seater. The 300?
The A220-300 is 130 seats if I'm not mistaken.
The fuel efficient 150 seater is the A320neo where the bypass ratio kicks up from 5:1 or so to 12:1, the fuel cost drops by 20%, engine maintenance drops by 20% and noise dropbs by 50-80% and it's all divided over 157 seats. Plus, it joins a fleet of 350 possibly 450 jets and several thousand already trained pilots.