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> Just as the B787 and B777 replaced the bigger B747 the E195/A220 should have been replacing the 737 in the last decade but the "scope clause" is a brick wall
by gsnedders 6y ago
> Just as the B787 and B777 replaced the bigger B747 the E195/A220 should have been replacing the 737 in the last decade but the "scope clause" is a brick wall against that.
I can't think of many examples of 737/A320s being replaced by regional jets anywhere, even in countries with no scope clauses?
- Gravityloss 6y agoLots of regional jets and props with SAS, Finnair, Air Baltic. Embraer, ATR, Bombardier, Fokker... https://www.sasgroup.net/about-sas/the-fleet/ https://www.sasgroup.net/about-sas/the-fleet/
- gsnedders 6y agoAt least in the SAS and Finnair cases they haven't been replacing larger aircraft, though, which was the claim above? Unquestionably plenty of European airlines fly regional aircraft, but I don't see them replacing A320/737s.
- Gravityloss 6y agoI assume of course they are replacing. Finnair (like SAS) had a bunch of DC-9s and derivatives, then when replacing those, instead of going full Airbus A32x, they also got Embraer 190:s, and now are probably looking at A220:s.
- PaulHoule 6y agoI can't say it is scientific, but I have seen fewer 737 class airplanes and more E195s over upstate new york with add-on since the second wave pandemic hit the US. Southwest is still flying the 737 (they expect to be doing that in 2120) but JetBlue looks like an E series airline today.