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Old 4th Apr 2006, 11:12
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Originally Posted by P|_azbot
They should get some regional jets or something.
Yeah like that worked really well when Kendell had the CRJ's

Considering the majority of Rex's flights are 1 to 1.5 hrs, the economics of operating a turboprop far outweigh cost of operating a regional jet. Also look at what the opposition (QF) are using -why would you want to go to the expense of Jets when they are using DH8's
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