Originally Posted by
Ziggy
I tend to think that RJ's and other small jets (100 seats) are here to stay and will continue to take over routes.
Sales of "true" RJs are down - the 50 seaters. Turbo-props will most likely make a comeback due to the economics.
The 100 seater RJs are, IMO, outside of the RJ definition as they are simply smaller jets. But as long as the company gets away with labelling them RJs they gain leverage in keeping costs down.
I've seen Jet Blue's EMB-190s at JFK, and IMO they are not regional jets, they are just smaller jets.
JMHO.