Originally Posted by
dremaldent
You know what I like doing on Friday nights? Sitting down with some bourbon and looking at the AW forums between 2000 and 2010 and seeing all the doomers saying that AWA will be done for in less than a year. It's like watching a prime time sitcom, but actually funny.
"Oh, but THIS TIME IT'S DIFFERENT"
That's what they said the last 50 times they said the airline was done for this time... Nope, I'm not buying it until they actually close up shop.
Exactly. I'm LOLing at the sudden perceived wisdom of the 550s. 😂 Like in an era where every penny needs to be squeezed, it's the low density, low range 50-seat-700 that will save UAX. The economics were weak then, and they are even worse now without lots of premium customers. There is definitely a niche it fills but the successor to the CRJ2 and 145? Please.
As long as there is a market from small towns to hubs, some 50 seaters will remain.