Prop Jobs Coming Back?
#131
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I remember when CAL put the Q400 on the BOS-EWR run. It was the perfect stage length for that type of plane, but bookings tanked and we lost high revenue business travelers to Delta. The public preferred to ride in an old 737-500 than a brand new turboprop. Gate agents told me that the jet service filled to max capacity, while the turboprops went out light.
MHT-EWR on the other hand, would be a good deployment.
#132
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The point is that people avoided the plane. They’d fly on them if that was their only choice, but they will be given a choice due to competition. As others have mentioned, the airlines really promoted the all jet service as a premium product. People look at a plane with 4 or 5 visible blades, and they see an inferior product. They see 30 fan blades inside a shroud and think that it is a more modern and safe aircraft. With the 50 seaters becoming old and unpopular, I’m pretty sure the fleet mix between the legacies and regionals will change over the next few years, but I’d be shocked if turboprops were involved.
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#135
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The CRJ 200 and to the lesser extent the ERJ 145 has shown the public that a jet is not always the better option. Now if you configure the Props like a 200 then forget about it, you lost even before you started.
#136
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I think it has been long enough that if a pleasant roomy product with amenities is offered people will forget their last flight in a prop that was noisy bumpy and for some reason 2.5 hours long flight from SFO to LAX they took in 2003.
The CRJ 200 and to the lesser extent the ERJ 145 has shown the public that a jet is not always the better option. Now if you configure the Props like a 200 then forget about it, you lost even before you started.
The CRJ 200 and to the lesser extent the ERJ 145 has shown the public that a jet is not always the better option. Now if you configure the Props like a 200 then forget about it, you lost even before you started.
#138
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This might the first time I've seen the word "energy" used correctly around the airlines, instead of as a sophisticated-looking substitute for "speed."
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