Originally Posted by
Melit
Why wouldn’t the 700/900 or the 175’s be easy to spin back up?
The hardest part is finding a carrier to place them in service for. UA/DL/AA/AS are not going to park much of their 65/70/76 seat fleets as those will be critical to them during the recovery when load factors will support a large regional jet but not a narrow-body.
The 50 seat fleets will also see large cuts initially, which is a problem for the 145 which has no common type with a larger jet, but for the 200, any 700/900 pilot can fly them with basic differences training, if not already qualified.
The 200s also have a very low acquisition cost, some parts and maintenance commonality with the 700/900, and can be brought on-line for cheap, and then put back into storage for not much loss if that need arises as well (possibly when fuel spikes in a year or two)