Originally Posted by
Dan64456
They should do a better job of marketing it.. the airlines and the manufacturer.. Perhaps they can use the "Green" card and explain in a simple way why it's more efficient for shorter routes.. Might make people feel better and realize that it is in fact a newer and totally safe aircraft.
Yes.... I just got back from Germany where fuel is much more expensive and I didn't see one 50 seat RJ anywhere. Mainly 700/900's Q300/400's and EMB 175/195. I think a big factor for the Q400 in the US is we haven't hit the big fuel prices of Europe plus I believe they want 30 million a plane and that isn't cheap for a turbo prop.