Originally Posted by
airsouthwest
What also drove me mad is why nobody thought to find a way to properly utilise the E195's, given they have enough distance to fly to Spain, Malta, Finland etc surely Flybe could have found a niche route(s) that made flying them profitable or at least break even, rather than flying them on Newquay to Gatwick where they hardly made any cash.
The E195 are very difficult to make money with. Their trip costs are very similar to an A320 or 787-800, but with 50 fewer seats. I believe the maintenance on the engines is expensive and that flyBe had very expensive leases. Any plan for the E175 and E195s other than to dump them was doomed.