Originally Posted by
Saintly
Should the Saab's have been replaced years ago in your opinion? If yes, then with what? Dash 8 aircraft?
Keep your shirt on
Im saying as part of the covid deal they should have been told to come up with a business plan for regional including the SAAB replacement plan for the long term benefit of regional aviation. If they want to pay for my time at consult rates I will find something.
For free I will chuck in cranking up the Nomad production line or brand new Australian design….if the government wants to chuck in a bucket load of their….I mean taxpayer money. (Warning, trace elements of sarcasm may be contained).
For real, I suspect it would be scrapping together ATRs and going in with other airlines to persuade companies there is a market for a new regional turbo prop in that range or at least an update.