Interesting that they have adjusted their fleet plans, and are now taking 9 fewer Republic Dash 8s, and have deferred the remaining 4 E175 deliveries by another year to early 2019. Current planning appears to be to let the E195s go when their leases expire in 2018-2020, which will mean that the overall Emb/Dash fleet will 5 fewer than in 2017 (though 5 more than now).
Does the press release really say that? My understanding is that they swapped lease obligations for 9 for ownership of 10 previously leased examples. It gives them more flexibility, but it does not really rule out that they will lease all or some of those 9 examples that NAC will take on as a replacement of the 10 sold to Flybe.