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Old 07-11-2021, 05:28 AM
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Originally Posted by trip View Post
Doubt it, different interior, two vs one F/A?
Interiors are easily changed with STCs, the F/A issue would require going back to Mitsubishi with some more cash and requesting a recertification of the aircraft like they did with the 550. But it’s an option if you have the money and the market to use it in… which United does not.

or one could maybe buy a 550 and then try to increase the MGTOW via STC.
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Old 07-11-2021, 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by threeighteen View Post
Interiors are easily changed with STCs, the F/A issue would require going back to Mitsubishi with some more cash and requesting a recertification of the aircraft like they did with the 550. But it’s an option if you have the money and the market to use it in… which United does not.

or one could maybe buy a 550 and then try to increase the MGTOW via STC.
OK so there’s no current option for that but one could spend a load of money and time with the feds a certify your own type 55X(75KMTOW) like United and call it your own. Maybe not a bad idea.
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OK so there’s no current option for that but one could spend a load of money and time with the feds a certify your own type 55X(75KMTOW) like United and call it your own. Maybe not a bad idea.
Rising fuel prices will quickly make it a bad idea when an A220 doesn’t burn much more fuel than a CRJ but carries 100 or 130 passengers vs 50.

if Mitsubishi really does restart the CRJ line it will likely be the third bad choice in a row (number 1 being the whole MRJ/spacejet program, number 2 being buying the CRJ from Bombardier)
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Old 07-12-2021, 05:05 AM
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Originally Posted by trip View Post
OK so there’s no current option for that but one could spend a load of money and time with the feds a certify your own type 55X(75KMTOW) like United and call it your own. Maybe not a bad idea.
Not scope compliant, and completely pointless.
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Old 07-12-2021, 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by brockenspectre View Post
Not scope compliant, and completely pointless.
Won’t work for UA, you might be able to get it with AA since their scope on 65 seats is much higher
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Won’t work for UA, you might be able to get it with AA since their scope on 65 seats is much higher
A 50 seat AA plane counts the same as a 65 seat AA plane, so it would be pointless there too.
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Old 07-12-2021, 12:16 PM
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A 50 seat AA plane counts the same as a 65 seat AA plane, so it would be pointless there too.
the only difference is that AA might be inclined to buy more new 700’s and fly them around with 65 seats as they do today. Their issue is that they are potentially supply constraint - as could be UA.

there are only so many 700 airframes left. I know that OO is looking in every corner to buy the used ones.

is there enough demand to build new ones? Who knows. Maybe with the right government subsidies for Canadian full employment.
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Old 07-12-2021, 03:36 PM
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Maybe they should leave the restriction. Maybe United should hire more pilots to fly more planes and SkyWest should hire fewer.
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Old 07-12-2021, 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by FlinFlon View Post
Maybe they should leave the restriction. Maybe United should hire more pilots to fly more planes and SkyWest should hire fewer.
United hire more pilots to fly small planes? Gotta be more specific here.
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United hire more pilots to fly small planes? Gotta be more specific here.
new. small. narrowbody.
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