Originally Posted by
VH DSJ
The Ejet E170 would certainly be a good replacement for their ageing SF340 fleet with plenty of first generation Ejets now available cheaply.
How is the E170 a good replacement for a SAAB340? You won’t get it into half the strips the SAAB goes. It burns heaps more fuel and is in a totally different class re pax loads.
Its almost like trying to compare an A380 to a B737.
One thing Rex currently do well is break even off a route with minimal pax because they own their aircraft and the SAAB is very fuel efficient.