Yes ICEMAN!
The Embraer IS what you hint at. A jet aircraft with turboprop costs- which is why they have sold over 1000 of them!
I don't have enough interest to research the statistics, but as far as i know the Barbie has yet to kill its first passenger. Or indeed suffer its first hull loss - if correct, a remarkable achievement considering the number flying.
ERJ-145 TAS is 445+ against 360 for the -8, so despite what someone else put, its a great deal faster.
It'sa also much quieter inside, has none of the vibration most (inc -8) TPs suffer from, uses about the same amount of fuel per hour and has a vastly superior dispatch record. Actually better than 99%.
I think the Q is a dud. Had Flybe not ordered it, a natural death would have occurred.
