Originally Posted by
MikeB525
Quick question: If mainline carriers want to stop almost all domestic flying with their mainline aircraft, then why is Continental ordering more 737s and why is US Airways ordering EMB-190s? Thats actually a serious question. It seems counterintuitive to me. If Continental wanted to do only coast-to-coast flying with their planes, they would be putting half of them in the desert, not ordering more. Could someone explain?
Not sure about CAL, but the EMB 190 is replacing the 737 at USAirways. The 170's and 175's that RAH is flying for Usairways are going to far outnumber the number of 190's that mainline will fly.