is oil the only reason for the downturn...., page-12

The Embraers was a waste of money, if they really wanted to save fuel money, they should have brought propeller planes for their short flights like QAN does, and they are cheap too. I just can't see how they justify buying brand new planes when there is a glut of similar planes grounded and up for sale all over the world which offer similar performance profile but at 1/10th the cost. I can understand going into debt to buy A380's, but E-190 & E-170??