Well, Marlowe, as an ex BA Connect employee, I seem to recall lots of models of the Embraer familly and also, a 757 proudly on display in Disdbury on my visits to HQ Didsbury and I know the former CP of BA Connect would frequently talk about fleet replacement, with mutters about the 170 and 190 to replace the 145 and that was when BA were making loads of money! The rest is history now, but what I would say, is I hope that Big Airways has the courage, in these uncertain times, to make a very significant and substantial investment in fleet replacement for Cityflyer whether, it is EMB 170's, 190's or even the money making Dash Q400, it really does not matter, what is more important, is that we all have jobs.
In my heart, I wish all those at Cityflyer - and I have a lot of good friends and ex colleagues working there all the very best for the future.