damn looks like an E-190......

looks like a mini-752......

It will be interesting to observe Boeing's response to this...

I've always wondered that too. Anyone know? I think Embraer is courting NWA very hard for the 190/195. It will be interesting to see who wins.

I think that if this merger buzz fizzles, then maybe United?

The C-series is supposed to seat 100-149 people, considerably bigger than the 190/195 series...guess it depends how big they feel they need, and if they want it before 2013.

Also the C-series will have the new geared turbo-fan engine from P&W...which is supposed to be more fuel efficient. I wonder if Embraer will offer the engine as an option when it goes online in 2012.

Id put my money on NWA going 190/195 as well. Probably wouldnt be too hard for them to steal the compass manuals/training program etc...

Then again, it will probably come down to the best deal. And bombardier is probably gonna give some nice incentives to get this thing in the air. So who knows.

is there a reason why boeing and airbus arent trying to get this market? I know they are working on the 787 and the a350 or whatever airbus is going to call their 787 version but they have a ton of clout with the majors. It wouldnt be that hard for them to draw up and build a competitive 100 to 150 seat jet to replace all the old dc9/md80/734-5's out there.

I think the A320 & 737-700/800/900 are good for now..

The next aircraft of that size we'll see is the new 737 made with the 787 technology.

From what i was told by the guys here at NWA, they dont want the E-190 because it is already out of date as far as they are concerned. They cant justify spending big money like that on old technology when the C-series is supposed to be 35-45% more efficient than the Ejet. FWIW