A Chautauqua Airlines E-145 on approach to Cleveland in February 2014. They no longer service the airport. Photo: Dave Reed – OPShots Contributor
A year ago in this space, the Embraer regional jet (ERJ) family’s prognosis was summed up in two words: slow fade. As U.S. carriers—the major drivers behind the 50-seat RJ’s climb—revamp their strategies to include larger narrowbody aircraft operating fewer flights, the pace of that fade should pick up.
Aviation Week’s Fleet Discovery shows that the number of 50-seat ERJ 145s and 37-seat ERJ 135s in commercial service has dropped 13% in five years, from 707 on December 31, 2009 to 618 on March 31, 2013. The first ERJs entered service in 1996. So far, 16 total airframes, all 50-seaters, have left the fleet, including one parked by Embraer.
via Secondary Market Takes Pressure Off Smaller RJs | MRO content from Aviation Week.
