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Old Feb 16, 2007 | 9:03 pm
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Andrew Yiu
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Originally Posted by Stranger
Remember, however, that the E90 is slow and has a low ceiling. Slower than the 320 and I believe than the CRJ.

Design optimized for short range, i.e., small wing and low ceiling. Slow and inefficient for long range.
Don't exaggerate.

Cruising speed:

A320 - 837 km/h (520 mph)
E90 - 811 km/h (504 mph)
CRJ - 789 km/h (490 mph)

YYZ-YEG 2696 km.

Disregarding headwinds and tailwind which affect planes equally: 3.2 hours (192 mins) on A320 and 3.32 hours (199 mins) on E90.

Have a look at the YYZ-YEG schedule yourself, the block time is almost identical.

YEG-YYZ
AC158 (A320) 3:39
AC114 (A320) 3:45
AC106 (A320) 3:45
AC126 (A320) 3:45
AC172 (E90) 3:45
AC178 (A320) 3:45
AC154 (E90) 3:45

(WS's 73W block time is 3:44 so you can't say we purposely fly the 320 as slow as the E90)
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