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02-14-2018, 02:36 PM

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Yep and who pushed him/power played him out? Thaaaaats right. So BR is still his boss. He just never saw it coming. The game plan back then was to move away from DAL. But after the musical chairs...well the plan shifted back towards DAL.

Delta got a couple of the 700s back but most went to AA.

05-04-2018, 08:11 AM

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Now that Xjet has announced the closure of DFW, how long before SKW announces opening DFW/DAL as a new base?

05-04-2018, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by calmwinds

Now that Xjet has announced the closure of DFW, how long before SKW announces opening DFW/DAL as a new base?

DAL is not happening. It’ll be DFW announced later this summer it sounds like.

05-04-2018, 09:42 AM

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The ExpressJet service is concentrated at Dallas-Fort Worth and will migrate to SkyWest Inc., the carrier’s parent.

So says Bloomberg. 2019 or earlier didn’t say.

05-04-2018, 10:16 AM

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No they dont. It is a standard 175 - just fewer seats. Chip even said it on the last earnings call that they can easily reconfigured.
The only reason we do that is for SCOPE. They are replaced my the ASS 700 that were coming off contract early.

Actually you are wrong.

The 175SC is very much a certified 70 seater, not just a 175 with only 70 seats installed. If they want to fit 76 seats in it, Skywest or Delta will have to pay Embraer to do so.

The 175SC is certified as the E170-200LL, effective Feb 5th, 2018.
http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/507b9c78a71e9d248625822c005ccf62/$FILE/A56NM_Rev_11.pdf

05-04-2018, 02:33 PM

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It’s illegal under US regulations to install more than 70 seats in the 175SC. It’s a legal barrier, which can be overcome by purchasing the previously mentioned paperwork from Embraer.

But yeah, in every other way it’s a 175. You just gotta pony up some cash and perform a bit of installation work to increase seating.

And the SC variant is available from Embraer for others to purchase. It’s not a Skywest thing.

05-04-2018, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by da42pilot

It is just a way to drive price discrimination. I bet that the price to Embraer is 6/76 of the original purchase price to get it converted to full 76 seater ...

05-04-2018, 07:15 PM

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It is just a way to drive price discrimination. I bet that the price to Embraer is 6/76 of the original purchase price to get it converted to full 76 seater ...

Just like the CRJ440 that was sold to compete with the ERJ-140.

05-05-2018, 05:47 PM

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Just like the CRJ440 that was sold to compete with the ERJ-140.

CRJ 440 was a standard sized CRJ certified to a max passenger count of 44 to get around NWA scope rules. I'm pretty sure it had a big closet up front where a 50 seater would have seats. The ERJ 140 actually had a shorter fuselage than the 145.