Airways Magazine: Comair Dash 8 Q400s?

[dkwid]

The Q400 trues out at 380kn. Significantly more than the ATR72 and easily makes up for the minor increase in fuel burn. The 400 blows away the RJ's...particularily on legs of 1 and a half hours or less.

I agree there is some public preception issues...Still Horizon has been flying them on routes competing directly with SW 737 and the passengers seem over all pleased. People want frequency and price when they buy their seats.

 

[On Your Six]

The Q400 is passenger friendly - it is very quiet and spacious. It may have an operating cost component near a CRJ, but it has 20 extra seats for all-important revenue...

 

[~~~^~~~]

Don't get me wrong. I'd love to see a Dash 8 Q 400 on the Connection property just for the sex appeal, but it is at least 20% more expensive to operate than the ATR over the same route.

Here is my source. Flip straight to page 55 and back for the cost comparisons between the ATR and the Dash 8, CRJ200 and CRJ700.

ATR Presentation

The fact Bombardier does not refute these numbers lends to their credibility.

 

[FurloughedAgain]

Q400

It IS a nice looking airplane. No question there.

 

[On Your Six]

Nice pictures. I hear it can outclimb a FK100 on upwind - not too surprising I guess...

 

[rubberducky]

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have you piloted a 328, not to get technical...