Originally Posted by
EWR764
UA took delivery of 6 used 319s in 2017, but only 2 are in service. 2 used 320s were also delivered and both remain in induction at LCQ. So, 2018 will see 6 319/320 frames added to the line, but are not counted as 2018 deliveries since they were accepted during the 2017 calendar year.
Great news, thanks! Also, why is UA reducing the CR7's while increasing CR2's? I thought only the 76 seat RJ's had the cap on them where they couldn't add any more above 153 frames unless they added a small mainline aircraft. This might not be the place for this observation but I've been noticing more and more CR2's and E145's sneaking back onto routes to DEN and ORD from OMA in the last few months when it had finally gotten to the point where it was almost all mainline in fall of 2016 to both. Very weird and annoying they went directly from mainline to the 50-seaters for some flights vs going to an CR7/E170/E175. The 737-800 is too big for those routes but the A319 and 737-700 are perfect. As someone who flies a ton, the A319 and 737-700's were almost always full while when you see a 737-900/800 sneak onto those routes they are rarely full unless it is during peak season. I think an addition of 30-40 A319 would help fill a huge void and get routes that should be mainline, back to mainline and off of 50 and 70 seat RJ's.