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Old 9th Jul 2008, 05:39
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And the winner is ...

... the status quo!

The ATR-500 will continue in service until being replaced by the -600 verson around 2010/2011. As for the -900, it remains to be seen if ATR even go ahead with it.

Reasons are; Fuel Economy is just too good for the ATR compared with Q400 - no matter which way you look at it! Plus any merger of the MC and NS pilot groups - for the group common type qual on Q300/Q400 - has apparently ended up in the 'too hard' bin.

As for replacements for the 733? There has been documentation sighted about winglet mods - a-la Southwest 733's. Cheap at approx $2.5m(?) per aircraft for the fuel savings/performance.
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