Originally Posted by
Fat Clemenza
I take for example the A318 versus Emraber's 190-195. In an airline that needs the A320-321 for dense markets but has also niche markets that require smaller aircraft, can Emrbaer's fuel efficiency -along with 19min turnarounds- outweigh Airbus' advantage in terms of fleet commonality and therefore savings on training, maintnenace...?
Why not ask Finnair. They have already done this. They operated a fleet of Airbus 319/20/21 and are now using E 190 with main line crews.