Will be interesting too watch how the ATR transitions into the current E-170 flying. I wonder if it will mean a strait transition from E-170 to ATR or if some difficult decisions / announcments will be made along the way.
Time will tell and with the DJ Half Yearly materials saying that 3 x 170 will be exited before the end of this FY, we don't have long to wait.
With 4 ATR`s by July i`d hazard a guess they`ll be replacing some of the E170 shorter hops on a one-for-one basis. Syd-Cbr, Syd-Ay, Syd-Pmq etc. Once the E170`s are all gone then the longer, thinner routes eg. Syd-Rk, Syd-Mk etc will go to the E190`s and most regional routes ex. Syd, Mel and Bne will be the realm of the ATR. Looks like Qlink and Rex may have a little more competition to their better regional ports.
Did somebody mention gate issues at Sydney? It`s not going to get any better is it?
