Prop Jobs Coming Back?
12-07-2020 | 07:10 AM
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The danger is entitlements associated with those taxes.. it's VERY hard to roll back entitlements.
12-08-2020 | 12:26 AM
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12-08-2020 | 12:39 AM
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A. A remarkably good product with a noticeably better cabin. Quieter than a jet, WiFi, ample bin space, more legroom, etc.
B. Savvy marketing. Highlight why it’s better from a pax perspective than a tired -200 or 145. Make people excited to fly on it. Shoot, just getting rid of a few seats and adding a snack station turned an ancient 70 seater into a 50 seater people are excited to fly on. Also harp on it being better for the environment. You could probably hook a lot of younger travelers who have never set foot in a turboprop before and don’t have the associated bad memories. Plenty of wealthy people float around in Kingairs and Pilatuses- the stigma can be overcome.
12-08-2020 | 03:52 AM
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If the US population were....smarter?....yes. When “regionals” quit doing ATL-HOU type of legs or when small, Class D airspace-type airports start losing flights, maybe they’ll wake up and happily accept a Q, an ATR, OR, now this was in 2019, a German company was reviving the Do328.
12-08-2020 | 05:15 AM
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If it's cheaper, people will buy the ticket. They will make clever to them jokes about it as they board or will make disparaging remarks on facebook about having to ride on an "old prop". But the consumer has shown price point is really all they think about when booking a fight.
12-08-2020 | 08:16 AM
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If it's cheaper, people will buy the ticket. They will make clever to them jokes about it as they board or will make disparaging remarks on facebook about having to ride on an "old prop". But the consumer has shown price point is really all they think about when booking a fight.
12-08-2020 | 10:02 AM
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I think you’d need
A. A remarkably good product with a noticeably better cabin. Quieter than a jet, WiFi, ample bin space, more legroom, etc.
B. Savvy marketing. Highlight why it’s better from a pax perspective than a tired -200 or 145. Make people excited to fly on it. Shoot, just getting rid of a few seats and adding a snack station turned an ancient 70 seater into a 50 seater people are excited to fly on. Also harp on it being better for the environment. You could probably hook a lot of younger travelers who have never set foot in a turboprop before and don’t have the associated bad memories. Plenty of wealthy people float around in Kingairs and Pilatuses- the stigma can be overcome.
A. A remarkably good product with a noticeably better cabin. Quieter than a jet, WiFi, ample bin space, more legroom, etc.
B. Savvy marketing. Highlight why it’s better from a pax perspective than a tired -200 or 145. Make people excited to fly on it. Shoot, just getting rid of a few seats and adding a snack station turned an ancient 70 seater into a 50 seater people are excited to fly on. Also harp on it being better for the environment. You could probably hook a lot of younger travelers who have never set foot in a turboprop before and don’t have the associated bad memories. Plenty of wealthy people float around in Kingairs and Pilatuses- the stigma can be overcome.
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