Originally Posted by
Excargodog
And yet JSX
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSX_(airline)
Seems to be willing to make a go of it with old EMB 135s and 145s, rehabbed and now limited to only 30 pax.
Clearly they have a different idea than you if what is economically feasible.
Look at the destinations and origins, those are high value markets in a key segment. It’s also worth noting the volume is nowhere that of a typical regional operation. A 550 flying into Aspen is going to have 10 people willing to pay for 1st class. A 550 flying into Evansville, not so much.
The 550 is not the moonshot people are making it out to be. True enough it has a market where it can make a great return. But it’s not a 200 replacement, it’s a stop gap/ bluff hoping that UALPA will blink and give some type of scope relief.