Which explains two things: 1. Why Southwest only has 737's and no RJ's 2. Why the 737-700 is called the "RJ killer" Jose Prize Fan of cheap travel In a message dated 8/21/2002 10:14:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, boblochry@msn.com writes: > Subj:Fokker 100s costs > Date:8/21/2002 10:14:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time > From:<A HREF="mailto:boblochry@msn.com";>boblochry@msn.com</A> > Reply-to:<A HREF="mailto:AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU";>AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU</A> > To:<A HREF="mailto:AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU";>AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU</A> > Sent from the Internet > > Direct operating costs of the Fokker 100s owned by American and US > Airways are 50% higher than those of Boeing 737s operated by those > carriers, said Mort Beyer of Morten Beyer and Agnew. Operating costs > of 50-seat regional jets are 100% higher than those of the 737s. >