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So now we're getting another 900 sim? That's news to me. Haven't heard that one lightningspeed. Just for arguments sake... why do you think a senior 900 Capt. would know more than the average line pilot? Information does not trickle down in seniority order. The delivery of further 900s is COMPLETE speculation, it is not confirmed and has not been indicated by NWA that it will happen. Furthermore, where are all these stats people keep spewing about how much more efficient the 900 is vs. the 175? I've heard the same stuff from an APD, but I'm just curious where the numbers are? Maybe SL has them? You have mentioned this before in many threads but there still isn't proof in writing that the 900 is so much better than the 175.
NWA has always been looking for a true 100 seat DC9 replacement a/c... the reason they've kept them so long is that there isn't a viable replacement. The DC9s have several more years left in them and can certainly fly until the Cseries comes on line. As for the CRJ1000... riiiiiiiiight.
Once again, the bottom line is that we're all wondering about the future. I've been around XJ long enough to know what to believe and when to believe it. For now, I'll stick to the known quantity, since there isn't anything I can do about it anyhow. Speculating is fun, but you gotta remember it's just that... speculation. Also, at least do you your homework about the speculation before spouting it on a forum (not necessarily you lightning, just in general.)
I stated clearly that whatever I said is an educated speculation at best. And yes I do my homework before making any statements. You apparently do also, as you claim. So you are not the only doing your homework. I do not want to get into silly debate with another Mesaba Pilot. I have too much respect for Mesaba pilots to do that. In fact I do not have any desire to do so even with other regional pilots.
You are entitled to believe what you want, just don't make it sound like your opinion is the only one feasible, because it is not. If you read my entire post you would have realized that I also stated none of us have any real info unless you are one of the top executives at NWA or DAL.
CRJ100 is a pure speculation, and I clearly indicated as such. You need to read more carefuly and not read so much into it. People speculate on this forum because it is fun. If you don't like it, don't read them.
As far as fuel efficiency and other efficiency factors, do your homework. Talk to CP, base managers, maintenance techs, research online. I find it hard to believe that you can't seem to comprehend that. Just looking at the dimensions, location of the engines, drag factors would indicate that CRJ9 is cleaner and more streamlined.