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Old 01-26-2009 | 11:42 AM
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From: Douglas Aerospace post production Flight Test & Work Around Engineering bulletin dissembler
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When my former airline looked at the Q400, the issues were:
  • Big Airplane, takes similar ramp space as a 737-800. Doesn't fit up to a jetway easily.
  • High fuel burn compared to an ATR
  • Maybe not as good a deal as the RJ's, since the manufacturers were finding financing
The ATR has unbeatable efficiency and IMHO was World's better than an RJ at the mission it was intended for.
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