Aa Fires Salvo At Dl

[Flying Titan]

Seems like the 717 may have been a plane ahead of its time. I would like to have seen AA keep the plane and buy more of them. It's a bit heavier, but it seems like it's very competitive with the E190 which is being hailed as such a great new aircraft.

Of course, it seems like carriers are going to try to make the E190 an "express" airplane - something they would not have tried with the 717. Still, the 717 may turn out to be a better buy in the end. I would imagine it's the type of plane that will still be flying in 20 years - not so sure that we'll be seeing 20-year-old E-jets in the sky.

 

[jimntx]

DFW-BUF on a CRJ-700? Niiiice...my legs and back ache just thinking about that.
STL-BOS/STL-JFK on a ER135? Sweeeet.
LGA-ATL/LGA-CLT on ER135's? Good Work.

Does Walter Aue or any of the other gods of planning ride RJ's on segments of this length before they decide our passengers will?

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What about XNA-LAX on the CR7? That's over 100 air miles further than DFW-BUF! Personally, if not highly medicated, I would have to open a vein!