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Actually tha article or another puts ATR backlog at 250 for the -600 series, the Q400 is sitting at 40. Bombardier is having problems selling the planes and the Q400 is pretty darn expensive. Probably does well for CAL because of scope issues but I doubt it's their first choice.
The Q400 has been a huge dog for Bombardier. If the don't get some orders soon there are rumors of a production shutdown. Seems like a good aircraft but the Colgan crash and the general distrust of anything with a prop by the public my have killed its prospects.