Originally Posted by
daOldMan
There are still B-1900's that haven't timed out. And Shorts 360's. And Metroliners. Why aren't the regionals flying those anymore? Simple, customers didn't want them and they became obsolete. The same is happening very, very quickly with 50 seat aircraft. They are simply not desirable. 2 class of cabin is the minimum.
50 seaters will still be around quite a bit longer. In my opinion, United's plan for the CRJ550 extended the lifespan of 50 seater market by at least a few years. Additionally I think the 200 will stick around good bit longer as well particularly in the EAS flights. Skywest kept the EMB-120 flying till 2015. For the type of flying we do, I am not holding my breath. Wonder if we could convince
Bezos to run a fleet of cargo converted CRJ200s for Prime Air haha.