Originally Posted by RedOverWhite
I love the Q-400, that thing is pimpy. Why don't more outfits operate it? I don't know what the DOC for the -400 is, but oddly enough the -100 has almost the same operating cost per block hour as the E135. The -400 must be more efficient, and with another 30 seats.
Because people see props hanging off the nacelles and they think it's old technology. Old technology= dangerous in these people's minds. 99% of the public would have no idea that the NW DC-9 sitting next to a Q-400 is nearly 40 years older.