I wouldn't mind a little clarity on the fleet plan myself. I keep hearing that the Q400's are "going away", but they don't seem to be going away very fast.
I was curious as to how many flights the jet operates as opposed to the Q400, so I took a quick look at our flight schedule today and fired up my calculator. The answer? Roughly 15%. We're still mostly a "proudly all turboprop" airline.
The jet seems to be massively overstaffed right now, which indicates that the company MAY be about to get serious about more jet deliveries. Otherwise, it looks like a long, hot summer for us in the Q400. The FO side seems to be almost OK (not much open flying), but we are borderline short on captains. From what I've heard, we're running out of people that meet the time minimums to upgrade.