Originally Posted by
PapaEchoNovember
The last I heard, the first 2000 goes back in as little as 6 months time and the last one will be gone in around 18 months time. From an operational point of view the Dornier 328 and SAAB 2000 are a complete disaster. The 2000 is an absolute beast of an aircraft and a perfect tool for the job, but in my opinion, the advantages gained from the suitability of the aircraft for the harsh environment is completely negated by the unreliability of the aircraft. All you have to do is look at the 2000 and 328 reliability, the 328 especially often picks up 2 or 3 hour delays, usually one of the two is Tech or AOG, I can imagine crewing them must be a nightmare, I have heard they are very short on both fleets and this might be the demise of the aircraft prior to the lease or sale of them! The whole fleet desperately needs unifying and the ATR is the only practical solution available.
Could they go for Q300s or would they not be suitable for Loganairs ops?