Nicholas... we are indeed operating 2, ex comair -200s, as I believe Pinnacle is as well. As XJcaptain said, they were brought on because we had virtually no spares systemwide for any a/c. The 200 does a lot of upgage flights for full saabs and downgage flights for empty 900s where the 900 can be swapped over for a full 200. Or if a saab or 900 has broke down.

Basically they do a lot of shuffling to make the airline run better since the 200 is versatile being the "middle" fleet in capacity. The 200 also has covered Compass and Pinnacle flights in the past where those respective airlines canceled due to mx or didn't have the staffing to operate their flights.

Even though they were initially brought into the fleet for use as "spares" they seem to be seeing a lot of flying. I think the whole 200 fleet is working hard, therefore XJ can't afford to lose them to the paint shop.