Another issue against the Quadrapuff. It is getting boring with all the cons against a very reasonable aeroplane.
There are many pilots out there who operate on this 146 or Avro and prefer the more spacious cockpit compared to the small 737 office.
If only all the other (oh well, there is only one...) aeroplanes would be capable of providing the same advantages as the Avro....
No, it was not built to fly at 410, and no again, it was never built for .80 but, was the 737 ever built to carry 90+ pax out of Florence with OAT at +30 degrees?
This is comparing chocolate with ice-cream...both nice for their purpose...
The 146 or the Avro can use short fields, closer to customers final destinations and if beancounters figure out that the very same aeroplane should be used for 3 hour sectors (because it can do it easily), than does this only show the variety of operational possibilities.
Passengers accept it, pilots like it and the operational costs have convinced beancounters since quiet some time and will do it again with the latest derivate.