Originally Posted by
F-90 Driver
I still have no idea why mainline did not want to fly RJ's in the beginning but wants to now. I just cannot seem to wrap my brain around that one.
When they first showed up on the scene, they were a TP replacement and nothing more. They never imagined that MD-88, DC-9 and 737 routes would be replaced with 50 seaters. Just like NWA was sure that no DC-9 routes would be lost with the E175 at Compass. Now, if it's a short haul that used to be flown by a DC-9, MD-88 or similar air frame, it's pretty much always an RJ.