Originally Posted by
Mikey Mike Mike
does AC have a master plan on the routes this fleet will serve. As it's neither a E190 or an A320 / MAX for capacity. I do a lot of flying between YYZ and YOW, which is real E190 territory, as well as YYZ to LGA, which has a fair amount of E190s. I realise the E190s and A319s were planned to be around to a while longer to cover the MAX shortfall, though events in the last week may see a significant drop in domestic trans american flying.
It would be nice to experience the A220, and I'm hoping in this masterplan for route role out, that it does the rapidair routes sooner rather than later though I do like the E190 for fast boarding / deplaning and no middle seating!
AC has ordered 45 of them. That would make them the second-most numerous type after the 7M8 (assuming those get back on track). AC sees the 223 as a replacement for the E90 - same trip cost (i.e. absolute number of dollars to operate a flight) with ~50% more seats. Capacity-wise, it's similar to the 319, which shows up all over the network.
So they'll use the 223 to operate some new routes that weren't economically possible with other types, but you should also see them all over the place.
As for YYZ-LGA, you sure about that? Years ago, sure, there were plenty of E90s on that route, but I haven't been on one in a while on that route, and for the random dates I looked at just now, didn't see any. Couple E75s, but otherwise all 319/320/321. But will the 223 be on there at some point? Quite possibly.