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Just announced:

https://www.united.com/en/us/newsroom/announcements/cision-125449

I think this is officially the end of the 757s. At least all the 200s. With fuel increasing and the 321XLR it’s a forgone conclusion.
i would also imagine vacancy/displacement bids initially to get the west coast and DEN and IAH 756 bases closed and move the 756/767 flying primarily out of EWR and IAD with maybe ORD?
Overall good news for us!

41 seat CRJ-200? Didn’t see that coming

They can save on labor cost if get the CRJ down to 19 seats.

Don’t forget they can save on mx if they remove the galley, and the autoflight system. Hell, while they’re at it, get rid of the lav too. I’m getting B1900 nostalgia already.

At least it won't face the same issue as the 550 of easily getting weight restricted if they need fuel for an alternate since it needs to stay within the weight limit of your 50 seat scope clause( note: Not saying it as if it is a bad thing).

Unless 41 seaters have a lower weight limit under your scope clause that I am not aware of.

The 550 is a good product overall, but curious how it is possible to improve the experience of being on a 200.....

Just waiting on the ERJ410 now......

probably not ORD as the 767 is needed because it can park in the alley and we are short WB gates. ORD 756 will hang on until the new gates come online.

DEN will hang on for LIH and seasonal 756 Hawaii markets they would have already canned it if it wasn’t for those markets.

there will also need to be a base that hangs around to fly the 753…..it only goes to EWR on ESUBS and barely goes to IAD. So unless they change where that plane flies a base out west will need to stick around.

but yes SFO/LAX/IAH are for sure on death watch I don’t think anything will happen until next spring though.

I wonder whose 200s these are going to be? Skywest?

or is this the reason Air Wisconsin is recalling pilots?….

the one on display in LAX is SkyWest

Skywest for now….