Originally Posted by
FlyerAVL
Embraer still makes RJ's, the biggest thing is gonna be when the 50 seaters start aging out as Embraer doesn't produce one anymore, this will likely force the US 3 to start buying ATR or Dash-8's again. The scope clause is likely gonna need to be looked at because of the MTOW for the E2 jets, but that isnt a AA only issue.
Delta retired the last of their 50 seaters in 2023. However, they do now have a small number of CRJ-550 aircraft (CRJ-700s reconfigured with 10 FC seats, 20 C+, and 20 Main for 50 total seats) for some of their lighter routes (I believe mostly EAS routes out of DTW).