The problem with you is your Cessna experience in SW doesn't translate to experience in our operation. We're not talking ERJs, we're talking 100 seat Ejets. A whole different animal. If I was talking ERJs, perhaps you'd have a point.
I will agree that Q400s would be big moneymakers. So how much time do you have in E190s that you can make statements about their performance. B6 flew on from Buffalo to ANC to bring Sarah Palin home. You don't think that an E190/195 outfitted with RNP gear couldn't do the job a 737 would.
So, what's your point? You don't think by adding frequency in an E190 operation they couldn't pick up the slack? And if Delta did buy Alaska, I'm pretty sure they would keep the Hawaii service. Believe me, we make plenty of money flying the 737 into Kodiak, Bethel and all the SE towns. Do you even know the airports that are covered by EAS money? Here's your quiz...name them. I can.
You must be kidding. Summer...cruise ships. Sportsmen from April to September. Don't forget the only other way to get to KTN is by ferry. You don't think AAG couldn't set up an E190 operation to take the flying if Delta decided to pull our jets out?
Where do I start. If E190s don't work on legs that are 30 minutes or less in the states, why the hell are they going to work on legs that are 30 mins or less in Alaska? I'm sure you make money on those runs, and by the way, I can name them. (Cordova, Yakutat, Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg) I used to fly down there. BTW, your lower 48 experience does not translate to Alaska experience, so don't try to push RJs down our throat when they don't work here or there. Q400s, B1900s, Saabs, and the like may work well, but don't count on jets for these short runs. BTW, the sportsmen and tourists aren't going Ketch nearly as much any more, the economy sucks too much, so update your info.
As for performance statements about E190s, look online, I was interested in what your post said, so I looked up the E190s performance data, and realized that Wrg, and PSG are too short for em with a decent load. Plus, its not about the RNP, its about the actual characteristics of the airplane. It takes too much ground to get airborne. If you want to be an ass, fine, but using personal attacks against someone who is here, and now in Alaska on the ground looking at what happens, that's just ignorant. I flew for ACE last winter, and went down to south east 3 days a week, I've been to all the airports AK air goes into, and some that they don't, and believe me, I know this market, and I understand how this stuff works. The conditions are not condusive to RJ operations, otherwise Frontier or Era would have bought them already. Use your head.