Embraer predicts that between 250 and 270 regional jets in the 50-seat range will be displaced from the US fleet within the next five years, after admitting that North American airlines “bought more” of the type than required.

Speaking to analysts today in New York, VP market intelligence – airline market Luiz Chiessi said that as US majors cull capacity in the face of sky-high fuel prices, 50-seaters are being targeted, with up to 184 already earmarked to be pulled down.

Small regional jets, which have served as the backbone of the US hub-and-spoke system, are now less essential to the US fleet as market constraints such as pilot scope clauses have loosened, permitting the operation of larger-capacity regional jets, says Chiessi.

The Brazilian manufacturer continues to maintain the position that secondary markets, including Africa, Mexico, South Amer

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