Originally Posted by
The Lev
Those were E190's not 180's (which don't exist. AC Express still quite happily flies the E175, but the engine on the E190 was different and problematic.
I'm not sure AC ever said they can't wait to get rid of their A330's - A340's and especially A345's were a different story.
It was a cheeky joke at the time that the E190 often do a 180 turn back to the gate due to mechanical issues.