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03-05-2024, 04:04 AM

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LizzyBorden

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Originally Posted by Timmay

It's never going away. When they park the last 175 in the desert to be salvaged, they'll deadhead the crew out on a clapped out 200 with a deferred APU.

Need to make sure it is done in mid July with that APU being kaput.

03-05-2024, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by TransWorld

The writing is on the wall. The 50 seaters are all old. In 5 years or less they will go away, for all the regionals. Maybe EAS May be an exception.

I first started flying the Deuce in 2014 and that's exactly what we were all saying then, too...

03-08-2024, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Turbosina

I first started flying the Deuce in 2014 and that's exactly what we were all saying then, too...

Is there an airframe FH limitation coming up on the CRJ?

03-21-2024, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Turbosina

I first started flying the Deuce in 2014 and that's exactly what we were all saying then, too...

the first 2 now on property doing their maintenance, and more to come.

03-21-2024, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Timmay

It's never going away. When they park the last 175 in the desert to be salvaged, they'll deadhead the crew out on a clapped out 200 with a deferred APU.

By the late 2020s/2030 about the only 50 seaters flying will be in EAS. Mark my words.

03-22-2024, 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by TransWorld

By the late 2020s/2030 about the only 50 seaters flying will be in EAS. Mark my words.

Get ready to eat those words.

03-22-2024, 04:59 AM

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Originally Posted by LizzyBorden

Get ready to eat those words.

after reading “centerline” i think he is right. Plus 2020/30’s is a huge time frame. All the 200’s go to Contour, all the 700’s sitting around turn to 550’s. Thats my prediction.

03-22-2024, 05:14 AM

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after reading “centerline” i think he is right. Plus 2020/30’s is a huge time frame. All the 200’s go to Contour, all the 700’s sitting around turn to 550’s. Thats my prediction.

United is going to ride the 200 train until they cannot fly anymore. United was more than happy to keep EMB 120 flying around long after everyone else said adios to turboprops. Only reason they finally had to ditch the 120 was parts were getting too hard to find. As long as the 200's and even the 145s have life in them, they are not going away. The 50 seat market has not just up and vanished.

Oh, and the 550 is a 50 seat airplane as well, and the airframes that will be converted are just as old and break on a regular basis.