Originally Posted by
magiccarpet
Max 7 would be a good replacement for the 717. It’s slightly longer than the -700 so it can carry almost exactly 150 people w/ 3 FAs. It’s built to do the 717 flying. Not sure the company is wild about putting a 221/3 on the ATL routes that the 717 currently operates.
The MAX 7 absolutely would not be a good 717 replacement. Theres more to it than just the physical dimensions of the aircraft and how many pax it can hold. As I mentioned in a previous post, we already flew the -700 NG (only 10 at that) and promptly ditched them after covid. There really isn't a purpose built aircraft designed to do what the 717 does really well on the market right now. When the angry puppies get parked, I would expect 221/319/E175/CR9s to move on to those routes and perhaps a top up order of 223s to backfill the 221/319 flying.