Originally Posted by
Wycombe
That demonstrates either a lack of knowledge or is really just plain trolling.
Average age of the Flybe fleet is, what, 12-15 years for the Dashes and 8-9 for the EMB175's.
I see you are from Germany, so maybe compare that to average fleet age in your national carrier?
Please try to approach the topic honestly. A plane in its teens used for short daily domestic operations has a huge number of cycles on the airframe and is nothing like a plane crossing the Atlantic once a day or making a bucket and spade trip down to the south of Spain.