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May 8, 2025 | 10:13 pm

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Originally Posted by Leyland1989

Sadly, they are planning to withdraw 2 and 3 CRJs in 2025 and 2026 respectively. We notice in recent years a lot of CRJ routes are being replaced by the A220.
I had anticipated them to be redeployed to shorter transborder routes, I guess the current climate doesn't help.

I'm surprised to see the CRJ is leaving before the E175, but some of them have already been refurbished with new bins, I guess that was part of the decision to let the older CRJ go.

I don't know that they're letting go of the older CR9s. My guess would be that the leases on 780-784 are coming up and they're walking away from those rather than extending the leases. Not that they're much younger than AC's oldest ones. They always had a somewhat temporary feel with the weird fleet numbers, the WiFi issues, etc. I can't say for certain, but that seems to be the most logical explanation.

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