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ATR aims at realizing 90-seats-turboprop
Blagnac, France - High oil prices make turboprops more and more convenient compared to jets
In an average flight hour, a turboprop aircraft consumes about half the fuel of a jet, 780 kilos compared to 1500, and up to 700 kilometers distance offers the same performances in terms of travelling times. This compared advantage increases every time that the oil price rises, and in times of 100-dollars-per-barrel prices and global warming, made by now gain a remarkable terrain in the regional transport...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1082850
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency