Quote Originally Posted by pure View Post
Grew up in Lawton so I keep up with the news that goes on down there and they are finally getting rid of the turboprops. http://www.kswo.com/story/16439925/a...o-get-new-jets
I want to say they went to RJs once already and then put the AT7s in Dallas to help with costs. Honestly, the AT7s are better for that route than the ERJs. The 60% loads are horrible, but I doubt they have much traffic outside military fliers to really worry about pricing themselves out of the market. Costs will be going up a lot for the route and passengers will need to expect fares to go up. Now on the other side the AT7s that American Eagle uses are the older models and not newer generation, so they won't be as quiet and such as the new -600s. The thinking that RJs are what will save a community and increase service is long dead. We've seen many routes that had 7 to 12 daily flights get axed completely because of the skyrocketing price of fuel and the high costs of operating a 50-seat RJ.