Hmmm... let's see....
All jet service - on new or re-furbished aircraft; seatback IFE, leather seats, lower fares with a simplified fare structure, and high-frequency scheduling
- vs. -
competition from a mix of "express" carriers - some offering RJs some offering exciting aircraft such as the Saab 340, no IFE, and more fares and restrictions than your travel agent can count.
Nah, it'll never work. Who would ever fly an airline like that?
Seriously, I don't know if this will work even if they do attract passengers. I have a major problem with the idea of a low-fare carrier making a successful run with 50-seat aircraft because there just doesn't seem to be enough volume to make these flights profitable (even when the planes are full). Still, ACA has enough money to be around long enough to pose a major problem for the weakened legacy carriers that dominate IAD and the east coast (UA, US, and DL). These carriers can only take so many hits before one of them falls and, make no mistake, this is definitely another punch.