The “Regional Jet” Market in Africa is dominated by 737s (usually second-hand jets), but with some new jets. The flight time between, say Lagos and Accra is about 1 hour and passenger volumes do not always justify the size of a 737, so an Embraer is a better fit (it is also cheaper to run).
Agreed completely. My point is that this article paints this as some tremendous loss for Boeing when Boeing wasn’t in the game for that part of the market. My beef isn’t with Kenya, it’s with the author of the article.