Originally Posted by
lavMan
Uh, there will be a new turbo-prop. It's gonna be painted the same and say "operated by Colgan Airlines" that nice new shiny Q-400.
The Q400 doesn't have the cargo room to do most of the ATR routes that are flown out of DFW (yea if it fits it will carry). The military bags are a bit heavy! Also the Q utilizes allot more fuel than the ATR. It doesn't matter how cheap Colgan can fly the Q, the ATR is cheaper to operate. The ATR cruses @ roughly 1,500 lbs per hr. The Q probably burns that per side!