Bearing in mind that we are a very modern high speed prop which can easily match the decent speeds from FL200 downwards of all regional jets, and can maintain a higher speed until later on approach due to the fact that our props essentially act as giant brakes and we can wash off speed in seconds in a very short distance, with the jets needing much longer to allow their speed to wash off, why is it then that the jets get priority on approach
Couldn't agree more, I hate to see a jet going very high speed 40 miles out to try to get ahead of a Q400 only to take extra miles to go down and slow down and end up delaying both aircraft. (you forgot to mention your excellent descent performance too!)
I think it's down to lack of awareness paricularly from the Area/Tma sectors but you have to bear in mind they are monitoring your respective speeds from higher levels and forming a plan when the jets are clearly faster than you. Also there is instinctive reaction that turboprops must be slow therefore get the jets in first.
Your post here is a good way to point it out and maybe a letter to ATC ops from your chief pilot pointing out how flexible the type can be? (an offer of fam flights might go a long way to educating people) But please be assured it's not favouratism to BA, their Swallow franchise suffer this just as much.