Originally Posted by
xLuther
My speculation is AC did not have a good experience with the Embraer plus they were too small for peaks AC hits seasonally on routes in Canada. The move to get FA ratio increased ( 1-50 from 1-40) it pretty good tell, they are going for 150 passenger 2 class plane for main workhorse duty domestic Canada
It´s quite possible you´re correct, though the E90 seemed like the perfect plane for high-frequency routes such as YVR-YEG/YYC as well as routes slightly outside the box such as YEG-YOW or YYZ-SEA.
(Not to mention the much sperior pax experience in Y on the E90 vs. any 320/737 aircraft)