Why no turboprops?
11-26-2024 | 12:45 PM
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Apart from TP previously being cheaper, jets used to be a lot more expensive.
The new airplane orders that stocked the regional airlines in the 90's and Aughts were placed at a time when USAir was flying 727's between PIT and MSY at 60% load factors and serving hot meals in coach.
The new airplane orders that stocked the regional airlines in the 90's and Aughts were placed at a time when USAir was flying 727's between PIT and MSY at 60% load factors and serving hot meals in coach.
11-27-2024 | 07:29 AM
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The EMB-120 had a couple of similar prop catastrophes, IIRC those were due to design issues which cropped up early in the fleet service life and were subsequently fixed.
121 airlines at least did seem to take prop maintenance seriously, and looking out indications of trouble was heavily emphasized to the pilots. Skywest, to their credit, shut down their profitable EMB fleet very quickly after a rash of unexplained serious prop hub issues in 2014. It wasn't initially apparent what had changed to suddenly cause new problems, so they decided not to fool with it anymore.
121 airlines at least did seem to take prop maintenance seriously, and looking out indications of trouble was heavily emphasized to the pilots. Skywest, to their credit, shut down their profitable EMB fleet very quickly after a rash of unexplained serious prop hub issues in 2014. It wasn't initially apparent what had changed to suddenly cause new problems, so they decided not to fool with it anymore.
12-01-2024 | 11:28 PM
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Only the older ones didn't have sunshades. Horizon had "NextGen" Q400s as well, which did have sunshades. Slightly larger overheads too IIRC.
The Q400 wasn't a premium product. It was a single class airplane, no wifi, no seat power, terrible lavatory, loud cabin, limitied meal capability, etc.
It wasn't nearly as interchangeable as an E175 when it comes to swapping it for a 737 on "long and thin" routes, nor did it provide passengers with a seamless travel experience.
It just wasn't a good fit anymore. I was sad to see it go as I enjoyed flying it, but it made sense for the brand.
The Q400 wasn't a premium product. It was a single class airplane, no wifi, no seat power, terrible lavatory, loud cabin, limitied meal capability, etc.
It wasn't nearly as interchangeable as an E175 when it comes to swapping it for a 737 on "long and thin" routes, nor did it provide passengers with a seamless travel experience.
It just wasn't a good fit anymore. I was sad to see it go as I enjoyed flying it, but it made sense for the brand.
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