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Airline Propellor Era is coming to an end
A chapter of U.S. air travel came to a quiet end on July 4 when the final turboprop flight at American Airlines Group Inc. landed on Maryland’s Eastern Shore at dusk (www.bloomberg.com) Mais...It most certainly is... and I hate to see it. I am glad to have been a part of it on the maintenance end for quite a number of years.... I remember working on the Dash 8's (100, 200, & 300's) and the YS-11 which many do not remember. the Propellor's got us this far with technology starting with Recips on DC's and early Boeings. they certainly carved history! Other than ATR (that I have not seen much of) and the Q400's seems to be the last one's left, and I really wonder how much longer that will last.
Amapola (Sweden) have 15 Turbo prop planes in service
Alliance Airline (Australia) have 5 Turbo prop planes in service
Ethiopian Airlines have 21 in service 12 on order
Spicejet (India) have 23 in service with a further 25 on order
Flybe (UK) have 59 Turbo prop planes in service
I could go on ad nauseam, but I think you get the picture props/turbo props are a long way from dead yet !!
Alliance Airline (Australia) have 5 Turbo prop planes in service
Ethiopian Airlines have 21 in service 12 on order
Spicejet (India) have 23 in service with a further 25 on order
Flybe (UK) have 59 Turbo prop planes in service
I could go on ad nauseam, but I think you get the picture props/turbo props are a long way from dead yet !!
Let me piggy back a little Peter, Liat in the caribbean operate all ATR 42 & 72's, Sea borne, based in San Juan is all Saab 340, Silver Airways which just took over Sea Borne is all ATR and Saab. Cape Air with their 402's. Im sure there are so many more we can list. Prop era is here to stay.
If it has props and carries RPT passengers then it is an airliner
Saying a Dash 8 or ATR is anything else does not make sense
The article is very clearly about American Airlines Group not the entire USA industry
Saying a Dash 8 or ATR is anything else does not make sense
The article is very clearly about American Airlines Group not the entire USA industry
First, the headline suggests this is a global phenomenon - where in fact it might not even be an American phenomenon. If you write an article that will go further than your local paper, start out by stating some parameters, that should not be rocket surgery for a responsible journalist.
Second, Silver (Florida) just bought a shyteload of ATRs to replace their Saabs, so how is THAT an "era coming to an end"?? And ATR is making more inroads into North America as (Dash-8) Bombardier's family-run management is revealed to be even more incompetent and ridiculous than previously believed.
Because the large airlines are divesting the Dash-8s, HOW does that translate into an "era coming to an end". Perhaps the era of that Bloomberg "reporter" being a "journalist" should come to an end - it sure would solve one problem.