Originally Posted by
sailingfun
We are not going to sell the 100 seat flying. There is no 1113 motion hanging over our heads and no one at the company believes they can get that from us. Having said that as I have said before there is also not going to be a 100 seat aircraft buy. Delta simply does not want a 100 seat aircraft in their fleet. They will trot the concept out at roadshows ect... and have been doing that since 1991 when they want to appease the pilots. They are not going to order one however. They will always tell you they are waiting for just the right aircraft. 19 years they have been waiting and there have been lots of aircraft available. They simply have no long term plans for a 100 seat aircraft in the fleet.
I agree that RA and Co are stating no 100 seat aircraft, the MD-90 is the DC-9 replacement. Their actions mimic their words. The do not like the C-Series for some reason, and are not in love with the 195. Old Technology as they call it.
There is always going to be a gap between the largest DCI jet and the smallest mainline jet. I would like to see a 120~ seat airframe here as it would work quite well in our network. I know the 319 fits that billet but I was referring to a clean sheet design in that seat range.