Dunno. Can only guess that it is because they are so much newer than the Metro, so still have a big bank debt on them. As for being a good machine, not from what the engineers tell me.
It's a crazy world when a reasonable late 80's B737 Classic is now the price of a not much newer King Air. But I guess the difference is whoever operated the Boeing already made their money and it's now written down on the books, while the King Air people are still living in hope.
Last edited by Mach E Avelli; 7th Jun 2013 at 02:48.