From kls Thu Jul 29 00:55:39 1993 Newsgroups: sci.aeronautics.airliners Path: bounce-back From: spagiola@FRI-nxt-Pagiola.Stanford.EDU (Stefano Pagiola) Subject: Re: BAe ATP performance References: Message-ID: Approved: kls@ohare.Chicago.COM Sender: kls@ohare.Chicago.COM Date: 29 Jul 93 00:55:39 PDT B. Bilal Acuner writes > ... Four [ATPs] are serving in THT which is a kinda Turkish > Airlines Express Those planes are used to connect small cities > to hubs like Istanbul and Ankara. They're also used between hubs > in off-peak hours. [But] they're too big to connect small cities > to hubs and too small to serve hubs even during off peak hour. > The first idea of Turkish Airlines was to replace some of its > old DC9-30 ,which are not economical at all, with ATPs for the > flights in off-peak hours. I think they've decided to buy some > B737-400s for that purpose... I believe the 737-400s are primarily replacing the 727s on European routes. THT (which is to be merged into parent THY) has in fact now ordered RJ100s (ie BAe 146-300s). -- - Stefano Pagiola Food Research Institute, Stanford University spagiola@leland.stanford.edu (NeXTMail encouraged) spagiola@FRI-nxt-Pagiola.stanford.edu (NeXTMail encouraged)