ok peekay, base to base comparison, if you wish:
Q400/CS100
Takeoff Field Length: 4,265 ft./4,000 ft
Landing Field Length: 4,160 ft./4,450 ft.
Pax: 68/108, Range: 699 NM/3,100 NM
Noise: 93.1 EPNdB/ 20 EPNdB
Nox 63%/55%, Smoke 77%/50%, UHC 39%/75%, CO 76%/50%
Max payload: 16,216 lb/30,350 lb
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For a crew that says it is committed to open consultation and sound science, this is not a good way to begin.
...the studies, estimated to cost $4 million, are under way specifically at the request of city council, and are being paid for PortsToronto, not taxpayers. The work should be done in early 2016.
Most troubling, the Liberal decision puts a shadow over the island airport. Just minutes from the city’s financial hub, it offers business travellers and thousands of downtown residents a convenient alternative to making the trek out to Pearson. A new tunnel makes it even more useful, allowing passengers to skip a ferry ride. Because of Porter’s success, the airport has become a prime asset for the city