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Regional Jets Crowd Skies, Squeeze Fliers
Of all the changes that have overtaken the airline industry in recent years, one of the most dramatic has been the rapid transition to regional carriers, as "mainline" airlines outsource more and more flying to their regional "partners." You may be surprised to learn that 53 percent of all commercial airline departures in the United States today are operated by regional airlines. (travel.usatoday.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
BY THE WAY - old props. the rattles, squeaks, thumps, gear up/down, engines vibrating, prop pitch sounds. ALL MUSIC TO MY EARS. that why i feast on flying and all it entails. even the sounds or turbines reving up, thruat reversers thundering in my ears. flyiny is the trip. not must get there, computor ussage. JUST ENJOY THE SENSATIONS OF FLYING. PERIOD
THATS A DC-3
SETTLE DOWN ALL. I WOULD JUST SETTLE FOR F-27'S, PROVEN, RELIABLE, COMFORTABLE. I'mmmmm ah, a DC- AH A LOST TREASURE.
The reason for more frequency is for more demand of business travelers traveling through the eastern corridor. You are not going to put a 737 between Newark and Reagan! People wont like one 737 per day everyone has different schedules and will take Amtrak instead, which is ok. Same with Houston to Louisiana, Chicago to the east coast. Even though there is more regional traffic, it takes 3 to 5 to pollute like a 737! I also disagree with seat comfort, I've flown Expressjet, Chautauqua and Skywest, CRJ700 and ERJ 145. RJ45 is my favorite plane to sit in for flights under 3 hours and are far more comftorable than the mainline fleet!
Regional jets are smoother and faster than any Airbus product. The only thing I don't like is the windows are too low you can't really see out well. Also the Bombardier if you sit in the middle when the gear goes down on approach it sounds like the bottom is coming out of the plane.
isn't the gear coming down exciting? ever sat by the engines in the back when the reverse comes on?!