ok so if you got this:

BOW: 47,000 lbs(not sure how close i am on this one)
Max 76 PAX at 190 lbs winter: 14,440
Max Fwd and Aft Cargo Worst case: 5,440

ZFW: 66,880 if my BOW was correct (Max ZFW allowable is 70,750)

Max T/O is 84,500, so this means you can take 17,620 lbs fuel - (Max allowed on board is 19,594)


call it a 5 hour flight at 3500 lbs/hr = 17,500 lb burn (this is an overly conservative burn that incorporates landing with reserves)

hmmm it looks close but then again there probably wont be that much cargo on board

XJet flies YYZ-IAH nearly four hours there in the 145-XLR. Now THAT is craziness...

I have. And no, you wouldn't.

The problem on the longer legs (PIT-SLC, YYZ-SLC) is not how much payload you can carry, but how much fuel. The 900 has the exact same fuel tank capacity as the 700 and often times cannot do YYZ-SLC with headwinds and an alternate. Dropping payload doesn't do anything to get more fuel on because the tanks are already full. We've had to stop in MSP, MCI, and ICT a few times to get fuel.

Interesting. Not so economical then to leave the FL's to hit pavement and gas up only to burn it again going back up. Time for longer range airplane. Sounds like it was a nice try.