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Originally Posted by mking84
(Post 373546)
The XRJ is efficient for a few other reasons. It will carry 50 people, with all their bags, a long way. IE IAH-YYZ, IAH-ZIH, IAH-PIT, OKC-EWR, AUS-CLE. Its a good plane. You also have to remember that all of our LRJs are now LR2s, with a post-weight mod, that allows us to carry an additional 1,000lbs of weight in the reg. LRG. XJT can fill a 50 seat airplane with bags and gas b/c we have invested so much into w/b programs. So 50 seats or not, they are efficient aircraft.
1) Operating out of ZCL, CUL, or Toluca. More than once coming out of ZCL guess what? Limited on the MAGTOW. In other words, COULDN'T take ALL the bags. Same thing, take a payload hit. Granted, doesn't happen all the time, but still. 2) You are LS limited, your destinations WX requires an alt, and that alt is QUITE a distance away and requires a considerable amount of fuel. |
Originally Posted by dojetdriver
(Post 373707)
Well, for the most part, yes. But I'm guessing that you have not run into a few different situations with the XR.
1) Operating out of ZCL, CUL, or Toluca. More than once coming out of ZCL guess what? Limited on the MAGTOW. In other words, COULDN'T take ALL the bags. Same thing, take a payload hit. Granted, doesn't happen all the time, but still. 2) You are LS limited, your destinations WX requires an alt, and that alt is QUITE a distance away and requires a considerable amount of fuel. |
Originally Posted by mking84
(Post 373891)
With anything there is an exception to the rule. For a 50 seat aircraft it does the job it was intended to...50 people and bags.
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Originally Posted by ExperimentalAB
(Post 373976)
Yes! It is a true 50 seater, and it actually does what it was made to (on the backs of the EP/LR - at least Embraer learned). But its still an RJ.
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Originally Posted by STILL GROUNDED
(Post 374007)
This just in...
"Unprofitable express jet branded flying coming to an end, Skywest will succeed in purchase of express jet at $3.60 a share. Delta flying will be flown by ASA. Express jet crews get stapled to the bottom of Skywest, ASA seniority list." |
Originally Posted by tpersuit
(Post 373393)
There will always be a 50-seat market some where. You wouldn't stick a E170 on a route that only can sell 50 seats because it still costs more to operate than the 145. XJT's XR's are pretty fuel efficient 50-seaters compared to other 50-seaters out there.
It tastes so good. |
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Originally Posted by The Juice
(Post 375387)
guess you've been drinking too much. |
You might be right!!!!!!!!!!!
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