Originally Posted by
mcleach71
If it is an ERJ-135/140/145 type A/C, it would be on CHQ cert. 170's are S5 or RW only. A "Shuttle generic spare" would not be used on a CHQ route, as it is the wrong type of A/C.
Ok, so it is CHQ using CHQ spares for CHQ contracts.... not the parent company having generic spares to cover at all of their subsidiary regionals. That makes a bit more sense.... so each carrier has it's own generic spares..... to use covering multiple contracts.
It still looks cruddy though.