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Dec 23, 2020, 1:45 pm

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Originally Posted by SJC ORD LDR

Are ERJs still being produced? I'm curious what will happen in terms of smaller regional jets going forward. There is still a market for these jets and I prefer them to turboprops. I've had way too many miserable ASA EMB120 rides for a lifetime.

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Originally Posted by cmd320

ERJs are still available to the market. They were always far superior to CRJs IMO. I have no problem flying on an ERJ for a short flight, won’t set foot on a CRJ anymore.

It would be nice to have Delta bring back the ERJs. They had some flying with Shuttle America up through 2016 and then they quietly disposed of them. There are a lot of routes that I can't see Delta putting a CR9 on which means post 2025 those small cities are going to be SOL.

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