Originally Posted by
SWBKCB
What's the cost of a new A220 compared to a paid for EMB145, and who wants to put up the money?
Well - there's always SOMENONE willing to invest - see Global Airlines thread - and you can get a lot more passengers in a 220 - so your economies of scale start to work. Flying commercial jets in Europe with only 40-50 seats doesn't work very well.