Originally Posted by
ehaeckercfi
What ever happened to the Do-328? Isn't that a (relatively) modern, 35(ish) seat turboprop? You sure don't see them anymore...
Originally Posted by
MatchPoint
The Do-Prop is a great a/c but sadly just as most NG props it feel victim to the late 90’s RJ craze and they halted production. It was a very fast 30-33 seat TP with excellent economics.
As well as that it is/was expensive to operate, made by a company that went out of business, spare parts aren't that easy to come by, it's a maintenance queen, etc.
Sophistication level slightly ahead of a Q400, and well above that of the EMB145 and CRJ-200.