On Tue, 13 Aug 2002, Nick Laflamme wrote: > At 11:20 AM 8/13/2002 -0400, Stefano Pagiola wrote: > >Boy, this is going to send Fokker 100 residual values into the toilet! > > I forget, is that an improvement from where they were before? :-) > > As someone else noted, it makes the decision to slough off the DC-9/95s, > er, MD-95s, er, 717s from TWA a bit more ironic. > > >Best regards, > >Stefano Pagiola > > Nick The irony is there, but more to the point, I wonder if this has more to do with the economics of small mainline jets versus large regional jets. I see lots of pressure on the smaller mainline jet fleets, but continued (although less robust than pre 9-11) growth on the RJ operations. Food for thought. - David