Originally Posted by
pitchattitude
Yep. As I pointed out above, one third of Envoy’s fleet is still 145. Even if they began retiring one a month now, it would take five years for them to all go away. At some point that will happen, and they may start with two or three a month when they do, but it will still be some time before this plane is gone from Envoy. As long as keeping it makes money for AAG it will be around.
According to Ric’s email, 2 will leave the fleet in January, but that leaves us in the dark for plans next year.
It hasn’t been announced yet, but an ex-Eastern Airways (UK) E170 G-CIXW is on its way to Abilene right now. This one is not one of the BA Cityflyer or Aeromexico birds, so either it’s being used for parts or Envoy just found it’s 8th E170.
If we can find a few more 170s, these will be a solid replacement for the 145s when they eventually leave.