Originally Posted by mwhitted
Like I said: It's a LARGE regional jet. It's "a bit" narrower, AND shorter (both in lenghth and hight off the ground). The Canadair RJs are NOT based on a prior prop pane design. The original CRJ was developed from the CL-601 Challenger business jet. Mesaba and Skyway aren't going to be flying DC-9s or 717s because they aren't regional jets.
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The Impacts of Regional Jets on Congestion
I don't understand people's aversion to calling these regional jets.
Is it that you LIKE them and a regional jet would be beneath you, so it CAN'T be a regional jet?
Do you work for EMB? We're not going to see these flying trans-con, Hawai'i, or trans-oceanic. They are actually more than "a bit" smaller than a 737 or a 717. And their range and market are REGIONAL.
What??? Mesaba would probably be flying DC-9's, if NW pilot's contracts didn't expressly prevent it. Numerous airlines have had discussions about their commuter carriers flying "normal" size jets. American wanted Eagle to fly the F100 (again not much bigger than the EMB170/190 series).
Okay, let me ask this. In Europe, commuter carriers primarily flew the F100. In the US, mainline carriers (US and AA) flew the F100. Is it a "regional" jet or a "regular" jet? Inquiring minds want to know???
Quite honestly, none of this matters, but it is an interesting discussion...