Originally Posted by
BoilerUP
Why should a large turboprop be "cheap", relative to a jet of the same size/capacity?
Because the jet of the same size is still ridiculously over priced. If there is going to be any hope of a major fleet refresh, the price of whatever they get is going to have to come down a lot. Even then that only solves a small part of the problems with the outdated ACMI regional sector.