Originally Posted by
ExperimentalAB
That's the problem - RJ's, like any other Jet, are more profitable as the legs get longer (spending more time in cruise). It's the time spent in the low altitudes (up and down) and the mid-altitudes of short-hops that burn the go-juice.
Absolutely correct! RJ do not need to be flying routes under an hour (some may day 1.5 hours), those routes should be T-Prop routes seeing they do a better job pushing the same number of Pax for less than 1/2 the fuel burn with minimal time difference due to it being a short leg. RJ aren't being properly utilized and for that matter most of the a/c in the 121 world aren’t as well.
BTW, you can charge more to make an RJ profitable or you can make more with a T-Prop.