ATC: Regional Jets Vexing But Manageable
Ten years ago, turboprops dominated the regional airline fleet in the U.S. and turbofans ruled the airline fleet. The division worked well from an air traffic perspective: Turboprops cruised most efficiently at about 17,000 ft. and the physics of turbofans dictated a cruise altitude about twice as...
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