Originally Posted by
bjsmith
Could be. Typically I'll see the sub-50 passenger jets grounded while largers will fly. Maybe it was a JetBlue E-190 that was grounded by weather while the 717, 737 and A320s still flew that day. Or, as you said, it could have been a company restriction beyond what the FAA limited.
When WX limits the number of departures, majors will get the big jets out first because there are more pax (fewer inconvenienced pax if the RJ's wait). Also, the crew of the 190 you saw may have had an issue with being Cat II or Cat III certified for the destination...just a thought, a crew issue not an airplane issue.