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Aug 25, 2015 | 7:34 pm

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GregL

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Originally Posted by Mark Garretson

Apparently, DL Connection Compass Air, uses smaller engines on their airplanes and aren't able to preform well enough to carry a maximum capacity weight of the aircraft. Compare this to DL Connection Skywest, and their aircraft are equipped with engines that are big enough to preform in the heat and be maxed out on weight. (Embraer 175 vs a CRJ-700/900)

This has nothing to do with "smaller engines" vs. "bigger engines" but rather the performance of different aircraft.

There is only one engine option for the Embraer 175 and only one engine option for the CRJ-900.

Greg

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