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2013-03-16 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Turboprops, smaller jets in remarkable comeback

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Posted by Fred 2013-03-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 I fly Alaska (Horizon Air) when going from Seattle to Vancouver BC, Montana, and places like Kelowna BC. Very comfortable aircraft, with a pretty quiet cabin for a turboprop. The fuel savings makes these commuter flights affordable.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2013-03-16 00:14|| 2013-03-16 00:14|| Front Page Top

#2 :)
I like the spin up to full power, it works for me on some lizard level that even a big block don't.

Posted by Shipman 2013-03-16 03:59|| 2013-03-16 03:59|| Front Page Top

#3 Wondered if the Jets were efficient, turns out they're not.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2013-03-16 09:36|| 2013-03-16 09:36|| Front Page Top

#4 Just stumbled on to these color pics of the Mighty 8th.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-03-16 09:58|| 2013-03-16 09:58|| Front Page Top

#5 Also ~~Hawker~~ Beechcraft is coming out of its bankruptcy/business structure ruling and is ready for business. This is Rep. Mike Pompeo (KS-4) district (Bombardier is also stationed in Wichita KS), which after the flogging received by Obama and his corporate jetsetter comments nearly shuttered this industry. Literally the day after O's comments orders were cancelled by half with only the Chinese and Mid East clients continuing their purchases. Also, the trainer/scout/light assault prop program being mysteriously rigged for a Brazilian company. When Rep. Pompeo had his moment, he was absolutely right (and not even to mention the Pipeline project involves his district).

One of the things on my genie list would be to ride bombadier on a B-24 across the English Channel and fly 100ft across the Overlord beaches.

Posted by swksvolFF 2013-03-16 10:26|| 2013-03-16 10:26|| Front Page Top

#6 Related: ANA is flying the majestic Airbus A380 from Singapore to Hong Kong; still haven't figured out how the econimics work on that. The bird weighs over a million pounds @ take off and such a short flight the 4 engines are really working and drinking hard. so either the 540+/- seats are paying it or it is a loss leader to spread the image of the airline and as a feeder for the long haul routes where jets can be really efficient.
Somehow I don't think Boeing is worried about a fall off in small jets at the expense of turboprops, not with a 737 backlog of over 1100.
And with at least 2 new regional jets coming on line soon, Bombardier and Mitsubishi, the market for short haul jets looks pretty good from where I sit.

Posted by USN,Ret. 2013-03-16 11:29|| 2013-03-16 11:29|| Front Page Top

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