Q-400 first class

[CALRepublic]

A 90 seat Q-400X???..Several large regional airplanes flying around these days, ERJ190, CRJ900, and now the Q-400X. Are these considered mainline or regional birds?

The majors won't have to buy as many Boeing/Airbus products as in the past, why would they with all these large regional airplanes available.... Better flying equipment for the guys at the regionals, but less major jobs.

 

[WSurf]

A 90 seat Q-400X???..Several large regional airplanes flying around these days, ERJ190, CRJ900, and now the Q-400X. Are these considered mainline or regional birds?

The majors won't have to buy as many Boeing/Airbus products as in the past, why would they with all these large regional airplanes available.... Better flying equipment for the guys at the regionals, but less major jobs.

Yes I totally agree with you, I always thought that anything over 70 seats shoulda stayed with mainline.

When the CRJ700 came out I was hoping that it would be the largest Regional Aircraft. Boy I was wrong.

 

[cale42]

The new series Q's are much less MX pigs than the old ones that Horizon has.

It does 600NM legs pretty comfortably could probably do around 700NM with IFR reserves and a not too distant alternate without any hit on payload.

cale

 

[Striptyler]

If they could get the noise down a bit, it would be better. If they run 74 seats or less, they are pretty decent in the back. I think most taller people would do 2.5 maybe 3 hours without too much complaint. I'd give it 1000 nm radius in which pax would be "ok" but thats it.

A Q will take full pax, bags and 3.5- 4 hours fuel... or something like that

 

[CALRepublic]

Colgan just ordered 15 more Q-400s. Little Colgan is coming of age, good for them

 

[Metro752]

Colgan just ordered 15 more Q-400s. Little Colgan is coming of age, good for them

Hooooray less mainline jobs! Hoooooray!

 

[Salukipilot4590]

Hooooray less mainline jobs! Hoooooray!

Umm TP's havent been mainline in a LONG time...and I hope they never return.

 

[Capi_Cafre']

A couple of European airlines and Horizon will replace their RJ fleets with Q-400s, that says a lot about a turbo-prop.......

Nothing that Horizon does says anything about anything.