Eurowings phases out final CRJ900, becomes all-Airbus operator
Rapidly expanding Eurowings has phased out its last Bombardier CRJ900, becoming an all-Airbus operator and closing its history as a regional carrier. Eurowings operated its last 90-seat CRJ900 flight Feb 15. All 23 CRJ900s have all been replaced with Airbus A320s. The LCC has operated all versions of the CRJ regional jets. Together, all its CRJs operated 560,400 flying hours without any accidents. “Eurowings is growing faster than the [European aviation] market itself,” Eurowings MD Michael Knitter said recently. “Not only with more aircraft, but also by exchanging our 90-seat Bombardier regional jets with 180-seat A320s.” Lufthansa established Eurowings as a pan-European LCC platform, which should grow quickly to 100 aircraft as competition from LCCs increase to a 50% market share in Europe. <br/>
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Eurowings phases out final CRJ900, becomes all-Airbus operator
Rapidly expanding Eurowings has phased out its last Bombardier CRJ900, becoming an all-Airbus operator and closing its history as a regional carrier. Eurowings operated its last 90-seat CRJ900 flight Feb 15. All 23 CRJ900s have all been replaced with Airbus A320s. The LCC has operated all versions of the CRJ regional jets. Together, all its CRJs operated 560,400 flying hours without any accidents. “Eurowings is growing faster than the [European aviation] market itself,” Eurowings MD Michael Knitter said recently. “Not only with more aircraft, but also by exchanging our 90-seat Bombardier regional jets with 180-seat A320s.” Lufthansa established Eurowings as a pan-European LCC platform, which should grow quickly to 100 aircraft as competition from LCCs increase to a 50% market share in Europe. <br/>
