Originally Posted by
OpieTaylor
Embraer should have bought the C series, it’s already designed to scale up to a -500 variant.
Bombardier should have launched the -500 first.
They would have to spend a fortune to sell what it already does. Airbus only has to put it into production when the time is right. They also should have bought the CRJ support, I think Mitsubishi is lost with that.
Life just doesn't work that way.
1. Airbus likely had more money to buy it than Embraer.
2. Launching the -500 first? Typically the smaller versions are launched first before the stretch. For example, 737-100 and 200 were launched before the 737-800 and Max.
That is how it works in real life.