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Old 03-13-2008 | 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Superpilot92
From what i was told by the guys here at NWA, they dont want the E-190 because it is already out of date as far as they are concerned. They cant justify spending big money like that on old technology when the C-series is supposed to be 35-45% more efficient than the Ejet. FWIW
Yeah, the C-series is suppoed to incorporate some bleeding-edge technology...including geared turbofans. I think a 40% efficiency gains might not be unrealistic.

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