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Nov 7, 2025 | 5:50 pm

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Adam Smith

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Originally Posted by justinyvr

The Heart Aerospace ES-30 in theory could replace some of them on the shortest regional BC routes.

And in theory I could marry Anna Kendrick.

In practice, AC has as much chance of flying an ES-30 in the 2020s as I do of getting together with her.

(All AC FT regulars are invited to the wedding if I do though

)

Even if the ES-30 doesn't turn out to be pure vaporware, AC has not only gotten out of the 19- (BEH) and 37-seat (DH1) markets, it's now out of the 50-seat (DH3/CRJ) market and pulling back in the 76/78-seat (CR9/E75/DH4) segment because the economics aren't good. Barring some massive government subsidy, operating a 30-seat aircraft with extremely high operating costs isn't going to be any better.

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