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Small but Strategic: The 120–150 Seat Squeeze in Regional Fleet Economics

July 13, 2026

The 120–150 seat segment has become one of the most strategically contested zones in commercial aviation, not because it is the largest in volume, but because it sits at the intersection of three structural pressures: pilot scope clauses in North America, post-pandemic network redesign in Europe, and the gradual retirement of older 100–130 seat fleets worldwide.

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