Originally Posted by
Smythe
The launch customer bailed. The 175-E2, well, the entire E2 line is already outdated. It does not even have composite wings....Who are they producing these 175-E2's for? They have space and money to build aircraft with no buyers?
I'm not sure what you mean by 'outdated'. The E2 has a completely new wing design introducing FBW technology to the ailerons (the previous versions of the E-jet had the conventional cables controlling the ailerons, although the other flight control surfaces were FBW).
The original launch customer for the E175-E2 was SkyWest in the USA and being a regional airline, they were subjected to scope clauses from their mainline partners which limited the size of the aircraft which they could operate. With the E2 having an MTOW higher than the legacy E175, it no longer met the scope clauses to which SkyWest operates and consequently they have had to drop their orders. It was not for a lack of faith in the product which you seem to be alluding to with your post.