Originally Posted by
flyboy275
I believe that Eagle is currently restricted to operate Aircraft with 70 seats or less.
Nope, it's average seating of 50... the 135's and 140's with less seats let them run the 70 seat CRJ's. Something I don't think anybody has looked at is that with Eagle claiming to be parking several 135's... what will that do to the average seat count? It should go up... might be interesting to see if by parking the 135's they go over the average 50 seat limit.
Originally Posted by
flyboy275
Back to the topic though, hasn't eagle posted pretty steady quarter profits? If they keep the routes that they have, and possibly look into some more long haul routes, ill bet that some E190s or E170s could really put some money into Eagles pocket.
We don't want them. We already have 70 seat jets so the 170 doesn't do anything for us.... and the 190 belongs on mainline, with better pay, work rules and quality of life. When the regional planes get big enough to cover mainline routes.... mainline companies outsource the flying al la Midwest. Good jobs gone, replaced by crappy regional rates and rules. Helping the race to the bottom is not something the vast majority of Eagle pilots would want...
Originally Posted by
flyboy275
Top that off with the fact that they just got rid of all their Saabs, and parked most of their smaller less profitable ERJs.......
parking 10 135's is NOT most of the smaller ERJ's... it is slightly less than than one third... and since the 10 ERJ 145's that were leased to TSA are comming back, there is no net loss of jet aircraft. Well, actually, TSA cracked one up.... so only nine will come back.... net loss one plane.