In a message dated 7/11/2003 1:08:05 PM US Mountain Standard Time, dplaflamme@xxxxxxxx writes: > AirTran is also positioning themselves for the successor to the 717-200 if > it indeed loses support "eventually." Then again, B6 doesn't have that > concern for their A-320s; they're just acquiring it with the EMB-190s. :-) Exactly...AirTran see's the writing on the wall and Boeing doesn't want to fiddle-fart around on a 300 series that diverts attention from NG's. > > Maybe some CRJ variant would have been the safer bet for B6; I don't know. > But especially in this economy, I'd get nervous placing that large of a bet > on a new type. Agreed...but my guess is JBLU covered their back side on this deal with all kinds of guarantees if the new aircraft fail to live up to manufacturer's claims. RT Simpson Phoenix