Crj 550
02-06-2019 | 11:31 AM
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02-06-2019 | 11:32 AM
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02-06-2019 | 11:44 AM
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Keenly aware. So you eliminate 20 total seats and in the process add 4 premium seats. So now you make an inefficient airplane even more so (CASM).
How many of those extra 4 premium seats will be free upgrades? Only management will know the true gains (monetarily) or lack there of in the end.
How many of those extra 4 premium seats will be free upgrades? Only management will know the true gains (monetarily) or lack there of in the end.
Another factor in the revenue equation comes into play when a passenger buys a first class ticket on an RJ that connects to a mainline flight. How do you assign revenue for two flights on one ticket price? It would be easy to show that RJ as a huge money maker.
02-06-2019 | 11:50 AM
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https://www.bombardier.com/en/media/...ardiercom.html
Bombardier just added them as new aircraft to the order book.
Bombardier just added them as new aircraft to the order book.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...300790427.html
The new ten-year agreement between GoJet and United will go into effect with the introduction of the first CRJ550, with planned entry into service by the summer of 2019. The current target is to have 25 in service by year end and all 50 aircraft in service by summer of 2020.
02-06-2019 | 11:58 AM
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Keenly aware. So you eliminate 20 total seats and in the process add 4 premium seats. So now you make an inefficient airplane even more so (CASM).
How many of those extra 4 premium seats will be free upgrades? Only management will know the true gains (monetarily) or lack there of in the end.
How many of those extra 4 premium seats will be free upgrades? Only management will know the true gains (monetarily) or lack there of in the end.
I don't think they're going to be using these airframes on ORD-GRR. They're going to use them on business heavy markets where people (companies) actually pay up for a premium seat. Don't forget, it's not just the CRJ550. United is making a system wide push to add more premium seats. They're reducing seat counts/increasing premium seating on767-300's and ALL 319/320's
https://thepointsguy.com/news/united-crj550/
So far, the airline only confirmed that it’ll fly between Chicago (ORD) and Walmart’s headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas (XNA). United is apparently losing out on business from Walmart employees and suppliers looking to fly in premium cabins — with more first-class seats on the way, XNA flyers will have an easier time booking premium-cabin United travel between Arkansas and Asia.
02-06-2019 | 12:01 PM
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Funny how you don’t see a bunch of start ups flying rj’s everyday. Let alone in this configuration.
02-06-2019 | 12:23 PM
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UAL, instead of spending billions on new fleets for mainline, can feed the network with high yield passengers. I'd like to hear how this option is more expensive than the fly and buy mainline RJs.
If you ask me, if we're going to buy airplanes, make the high paying ones - which by the way we are.
02-06-2019 | 12:28 PM
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Point to point, it wouldn't make sense, but if you're chasing high yield business who is willing to pay for access to a global network, this seems to be the price of admission.
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