i dont think any serious managment will bow to what pilots want to "fly",but what will make money,after all thier pay rise or wefare is based on the profitability of the operation,and so if the economics of the EMB170/190 sound good,why not
Its a myopic way of thinking,to make an airline fly around with half empty seats/just because you want to fly......
From thier load factors i hear on ATC I would think the 733 is only suited for abuja/accra/owerri,while kano/sokoto and dakar/douala is more suited for the embraer family
By the way the EMB190 is about 20seats short of the 733 so whats all the fuss?
Tosterone overdose?