I think I saw the A318 last Sunday in SEA early morning departure. Around that time I saw the CRJ900 that serves SEA-PHX as America West Express. That thing was a looong thin tube, almost as long as the Southwest 737-700 behind it. I thought Horizon's CRJ-700s were long, this CRJ-900 is even longer.. BAHA ACUNER - CFI,CFII,MEI www.bahadiracuner.com www.acuwings.com -----Original Message----- From: BraniffIntl@xxxxxxx [mailto:BraniffIntl@xxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 1:30 PM To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: Skyone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [Sky-1] A318 vs B717 In a message dated 8/5/2003 1:33:12 AM US Mountain Standard Time, DEmocrat2n@xxxxxxx writes: I believe they are getting 8. I think they have looked at the numbers of the chubbus and are cringing. The 717 just kills it Twue...the B717 is more economical than the Wing, but Frontier wants to be a one aircraft airline. Plus their hot and high hub demands performance without penalty that is more problematic for the B717 than the Flying Wing (A318). Let's see how many Wings are actually delivered...my guess is some orders will be swapped for the more logical A319. Just wish they'd lose that MR MAGOO livery! RT Simpson Phoenix Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT SkyOne--The Airline News Channel To Post message: Skyone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To Subscribe: Skyone-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe: Skyone-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx List owner: Skyone-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Skyone URL: http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/Skyone Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.