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Delta Orders 40 Bombardier CRJ900 Jets To Replace Smaller CRJ200s
Delta Air Lines has placed a firm order with Bombardier for 40 CRJ900 regional jets in a move aimed at phasing out its least efficient jets. (www.nycaviation.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
All for SkyWest and ASA
AKA Express now*
ExpressJet operates more CRJ200s that 900s. The number of 900s may rise.
*than
Yep, because they want to get rid of all 200's
Not ALL, there's a lot of markets that don't need the seats of the bigger RJ's. But they want to get down to around 100 50 seaters, most of which will probably be operated by Pinnacle (since the 9E CRJ's are owned by DL and were mostly delivered in the 2000's to NW).
Will be interesting to see if they eventually replace more CRJ200s with Q400s or something similar. From what I recall I remember hearing that RJs were great when they first came out but then fuel went up. Hopefully more airlines start following in Delta's footsteps and replace higher capicity routes with the CRJ900s. I was on a flight back in April I think from PHX to OAK on US Airways operated by SkyWest on a 200. I think a few months later SkyWest stopped operating the route between PHX and OAK. I see why. Haha. Made no sense to fly a 200 between two largish cities and I think the flight was overbooked. Mesa flies the 900 to OAK now from PHX. Makes more sense.