Originally Posted by
Cujo665
even way back in the bankruptcy refinancing when they had to open their books involuntarily, the plan was 2024 for the EMB's. Covid may have made that more financially feasible to do sooner, with the glut of good used aircraft on the market cheap.
Shrinking isn't the plan, replacing is. The shrinking comes later from the pilot shortage.
What “good used aircraft” are there that can replace the 145? They have to be small RJ by scope and if ENY is going to fly them, they really have to be 170s. Not that many made and all indications are that of the nine AeroMexico had only one was in good enough condition to purchase.
Then there is the issue of a whole other company (PDT) that needs to have its aircraft replaced, but since those are at another company, they could be any plane that met scope of a small RJ.