PM,
The aircraft you describe is the Q400 which has sold in respectable numbers but costs $22m and can only be afforded by relatively well-healed carriers or those enjoying sovereign support.
Heathrow Harry was specifically discussing aircraft with <70 seats and, in general, this thread has discussed the demand for aircraft to replace the many 30 - 50 seats tps which are now getting very old. That there is a demand in this segment is not in doubt, it is just the inability of the carriers in the segment to afford anything other than very cheap used equipment which is the problem.
Last edited by Torquelink; 4th Jul 2012 at 09:42.