In a message dated 7/12/03 4:31:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time, BraniffIntl@xxxxxxx writes: > > > >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. > > I screwed up and did not send my response to this part. I think that B6 not only covered their butts with guarentees, but they also compared the efficiency to commonality difference with the A318 and found that, with their pilot policy, the E90 was the best choice