E75 to IAH permanent or only temporary while they re-fit the CRAs?
Oct 25, 2016, 12:55 pm
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E75 to IAH permanent or only temporary while they re-fit the CRAs?
One of my normal routes is YYZ-IAH. I was happy to discover that it now operated by an E75 compared to the CRA. Is this permanent or only temporary while they re-fit the CRAs?
Oct 25, 2016, 1:35 pm
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Oct 25, 2016, 2:52 pm
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Oct 25, 2016, 2:53 pm
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Looks like IAH benefited from the 5 new E75s that were added to the Sky Regional fleet earlier this year.
Oct 25, 2016, 4:02 pm
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The CRA is fine on 1-2 hour flights, but is painful on 4 hour flights like YYC-IAH, which is >1700 miles.
I wish they'd move some E175's out west.
Oct 25, 2016, 4:19 pm
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I'm also in the camp that the E175 is far superior from a passenger perspective. Ovens, larger overhead bins, more comfortable seats, more spacious in general. The curvature of the plane is quite noticeable on the CRA if you're in a window seat, and many tall passengers can't stand up on the CRA. The E175 feels more like a normal narrowbody jet (737/320), while on the CRA, you definitely feel like you're on an RJ.
The CRA is fine on 1-2 hour flights, but is painful on 4 hour flights like YYC-IAH, which is >1700 miles.
I wish they'd move some E175's out west.
The CRA is fine on 1-2 hour flights, but is painful on 4 hour flights like YYC-IAH, which is >1700 miles.
I wish they'd move some E175's out west.
Oct 25, 2016, 4:36 pm
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My understanding is that AC's E175's don't have the range for YYC-IAH (Ben Smith said this on FT when he was more active a couple years ago). UA has done this route with E175's, but not sure if theirs may be newer and have longer range. YYC-IAH is ~1700 miles, so is maxing it out for the CRA as well.
Oct 25, 2016, 6:34 pm
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Not 100% certain but I do not believe that they are using E75s at all out west. I do not think that Sky has a base in either YVR or YYC -so things could get problematic with having to position a crew there to operate the flight(s)
Oct 25, 2016, 6:55 pm
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Oct 25, 2016, 7:15 pm
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Funny because they both have very similar engines GE-CF34 series. They both have the exact same max cruise speed at 0.82 Mach, however I've known the E175 to cruise around 0.74 Mach, while the CRJ705 cruises around 0.78 Mach.
