Originally Posted by
AirCoxswain
100% chance of that. The 220 is better than the 717 at everything except keeping the DC9 type rating alive. Once we get enough of them, they'll replace the ATL717 flying, but that could take 10 years to fully accomplish. Major economic events greatly accelerate fleet plans.
Is the 220 built to do the cycles that 717 flying commands? The DC9/717 is the short hop, high cycle King