Originally Posted by
MatchPoint
Not sure why people think the Q400 is a replacement for the E120. Talk to Horizon and ask if the Q400 was a replacement for their Q200's, if it was they wouldn't have withdrawn from so many markets.
The Q400 is a great replacement for the CR2 but to date there is no replacement for the E120, that's why they are still here.
I agree, the Q400 is not a good EMB replacement...but IF the EMB's do go away, they will have to use SOMETHING with props and there are not a lot of choices. I don't think they are going to let all of that business go somewhere else. Maybe ATR's or Saabs instead of Q400's..but Saabs would have to come from the used market.