You may be right but unless I am mistaken it is still equipped with the cold war era tubed CRT screens accompanied by noisiest flight deck fans of any commercial aircraft. No autothrust. Or auto brake. Or auto land.teacher wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 12:54 pm
If I had to bet on fleet renewal I'd bet on this.
https://commercialaircraft.bombardier.c ... crj-series
Still the lowest cost per mile around. For the shorter routes it's perfect. Redesigned cabin, larger luggage bibs like the CSeries and updated flight deck.
The interior is a significant improvement. Jazz/AC should give serious consideration to an interior retrofit on existing CRJ900 fleet.
Given the slightly increased range on the CRJ1000, I would give thought to seeking a let from ACPA to operate CRJ900/1000 Express mixed fleet with operational seat limit remaining at 76 seats. Clearly, ACPA would get something in return. ACPA still has a shopping list. Alternatively, I would seek a Supplement on the CRJ900 increasing MGTOW to 85,500 lbs/ Max RAMP 86,000 lbs. This is not optimal solution vs increased cargo capacity/range on the CRJ1000 with the option to either increase the J class cabin or add more economy plus inventory owing to the increased cabin space but limiting configuration to 76 seats.
E2 jet is really nice. And really expensive. And a long waiting list. But would be a customer favourite. Auto thrust. Auto brake. Auto land. Would all be nice features for the pilots.
I don’t see an Express 76 seat jet fleet larger than 70. Perhaps even remaining at 60. Single type at some point in the future is an imperative. AC certainly appear to be price sensitive. Will need to source a mission capable aircraft that could remain in service to 2035 and beyond. And figure out whose corporate balance sheet will retain the debt. AC? CAC? Other?
First step - how many Express carriers. Next step - fleet after 2025.