Originally Posted by
Icarus2001
Mmmmmm replace 125 seat B717 with a 100 seat F100. You may be onto something.
Yes.
Regulatory and market considerations aside.
The operating cost of the B717 per hour is on par with a 738 (at least with other operators)
Thus, given the market may be too small for the 738 (or other IR posturing) the question is what market is ultimately going to support which aircraft?