Originally Posted by
Larry in TN
Me neither, but I'd like to see it.
Parking a large number of (suddenly very weight restricted) 50-seat jets combined with 88+ NSNB at UAL in exchange for 70 additional E175s at UX looks like a pretty good tradeoff to me. It would also significant improve the customer experience on routes served by smaller RJs which would be very popular with our passengers.
About the only people who wouldn’t like it are the employees of the 50 seat airlines. When the 50 seaters go, they’re in a rough spot. If we actually unlock the 70 rj’s, I don’t see United buying jets for either regional when Mesa, Republic, and SkyWest already fly them and would most likely offer to buy the jets in exchange for longer contracts. It would just be cheaper to let the 50 seat airlines go away. My guess is that they don’t order a SNB and just double down on the Max. Either way, working for a 50 seat airline is a scary place to be.