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Abstract:Many aviation experts view U.S. airlines? growing use of small regional jets as a revolutionary development that is significantly changing the aviation marketplace. Because jets are generally faster, quieter, smoother, and perceived to be safer than turboprop aircraft, the public tends to prefer travel by jet. Additionally, because regional jets (typically seating between 32 and 70 passengers) tend to have lower operating costs than larger ?mainline? jets (e.g., the Boeing 737, which may seat 110 passengers or more), expectations rose that air carriers would provide regional jet service to smaller communities that could not profitably support mainline service. And because regional jets can fly farther than turboprop aircraft, their use holds the potential for small communities to obtain new service
on longer routes to more distant airports?thereby perhaps offering new
service options to those small communities. The Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR-21) further fueled small communities? expectations of improved air service through specific provisions that eased certain restrictions at New York?s LaGuardia Airport to encourage air carriers to serve smaller communities with regional jets. To address your concerns about air service to smaller communities, we examined how U.S. air carriers are using regional jets and what issues surround the carriers? abilities to use these aircraft. Our work focused on the following three questions: ? What is the status of regional jet deployment in the United States, and how has this service evolved? ? What factors have affected the airlines? decisions in deploying regional jets? ? What effects have regional jets had on air traffic and airport congestion,
according to published studies and experts in the field?
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