Originally Posted by
dcline414
If their primary initiative is to get rid of 50 seat planes, but they are replacing them with CR9s or 717s, they would have to reduce frequency to avoid increasing capacity.
Originally Posted by
adamj023
Obviously Delta will acquire more 76 seat jets so those could be either CRJ900 or Embraer 175 depending which they get a better deal on? These are the only 2 competitors I know for this space.
Is it possible that Delta might acquire additional Embraer E170s or Bombardier CR7s, which are closer in size to the departing E145s/CR2s? I have no idea whether or not these jets offer any fuel consumption advantage over their larger stablemates.