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[picard102]

I'd only be on board with kicking out the residents of Ward's Island if all the houses remain and are converted into a really cute district of indie shops, cafes, restaurants, and other cultural uses. NO CORPORATE CHAINS.

Disagree. Chains are essential for any sort of destination.

 

[lenaitch]

Disagree. Chains are essential for any sort of destination.

Corporate or Ma-and-Pa, unless you have deep pockets, it's a pretty tough go for a largely seasonal clientele.

 

[robmausser]

That's right, I'd forgotten than Viking took the Q400 as well. Perhaps they'll rename it the Dash-8. But it is an over forty year old design targeted at low cost commuter airlines, so I wonder if volume production can be justified by orders.

There may be sales to be had in Europe (but that's ATR territory), but in the USA none of the ten largest scheduled passengers carriers in the U.S. nor any of their regional subsidiaries operate turboprops in scheduled passenger service. Turboprops are dead in the major carrier U.S. market.

If I was Viking I'd stay away from the scheduled passengers carrier business. Stick with your niche of specialized and novel aircraft types. A big Q400 order from a major airline might look good on the books, until the airline goes bankrupt before payment.

There are still 58 unfulfilled orders of the Q400. They are somewhat popular in Asia.
58 is not a huge number but considering only 600 q400's have ever been built its not peanuts..