787's going away?
#61
Sitting on the sidelines
Joined APC: Aug 2007
Posts: 436
Our focus on seats will beget Comair or Compass flying Embs coast to coast. New RJs are much more efficient than older mainline jets. Our objective has to be either have those jets at the mother ship or we prevent them from being used to thier potential by scope. If subcontractors, and let's face it, that is what the regionals are, are limited to say 150 mile radius those new rjs will not be nearly as attractive. Let the regionals fly regional routes.
#62
DAL tried this. It has not worked. Fact is the new RJ's are more efficient, but with a government that is not willing to address the ATC capacity issues, carbon emissions and the drive to pay for them, plus fuel, it is becoming more and more advantageous for them to use larger jets. The csam goes down, no matter how you tilt the numbers. After all this is just a numbers game.
I do agree that RJ's was the way that it was going, but I think the course has changed.
I do agree that RJ's was the way that it was going, but I think the course has changed.
#63
Can't abide NAI
Joined APC: Jun 2007
Position: Douglas Aerospace post production Flight Test & Work Around Engineering bulletin dissembler
Posts: 11,989
ACL,
It all depends on the RJ. The supersize RJ's carry 60%+ more revenue with only 15% higher costs. 76 seats, is the new 100 seater.
Perfect, no. Best alternative, yes.
It all depends on the RJ. The supersize RJ's carry 60%+ more revenue with only 15% higher costs. 76 seats, is the new 100 seater.
Perfect, no. Best alternative, yes.