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https://www.aerospacemanufacturingan...r-e175-010419/
Its my understanding that the first 38 will replace 170s under the United contract, with the 170s going to the AA contract. The rest will replace older 175s unless there is scope room to grow.
But it’s definitely a legit order.
That article calls it a form order, but also a letter of intent. Also says deliveries to start 2020 and will position to BID for flying. Have any of those deliveries (besides the 6 AAG pulled out from Envoy) actually happened? So they have any additional contracts for those planes? Without contracts it’s still smoke and mirrors. Also have to be able to staff them which no one can do.
I have heard anecdotally that the RPA 170s will slide over to the AAG side, but no firm evidence. But moving which carrier those planes are flown for and one for one replacement isn’t growth. Also, I can’t imagine that “older 175s” are ready for replacement already if 170s are still good enough to fly. 145s are thirty years old. Very first 170s are just now 20 years old.