Air International has an article on FlyBe and it says that by 2009 the fleet will comprise of 64 Q400 and 16 E195.
This is the first time that I have seen the planned breakdown of the fleet and to be honest, I find it quite surprising. It would mean that despite the new and enlarged flyBE the original size of the E195 fleet will be kept with no options being firmed up.
If I have the figures right, the current orderbook is 16 E195 and 45 Q400s, with 12 options for the E195 and 16 for the Q400. Assuming that AI is correct, flyBe will firm up all Q400 options and order three more airframes. In short - is this just a wild guess by Air International or is anyone able to confirm this information ?
Btw, the article also says that the future flyBe will be 70% domestic, 20% European business and 10% European leisure - another figure I find hard to believe.