A whole bunch of things don't scale down as the overall size of the plane does, so operating a smaller Embraer isn't a a casual decision even before you get int

A whole bunch of things don't scale down as the overall size of the plane does, so operating a smaller Embraer isn't a a casual decision even before you get into the limited number of gates available in desirable airports. They are very, very nice based on two flights I took on a couple of them a decade ago, much nicer than turboprops. They seem to have achieved a good niche, a quick look with Wikipedia suggests the company is healthy and that their passenger jets have a very good safety record.