A Time of Evolution

摘要

Earlier in the 2010s, the possibility of new, larger turboprop airliners became a hot topic among aerospace industry analysts as the market segment's two dominant original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), ATR and Bombardier, investigated developing clean-sheet aircraft with up to 100 seats. In the last couple of years, however, the concept has dropped down the agenda. Richard Aboulafia, Vice-President Analysis at the Teal Group consultancy, told AIR International he thinks the idea of larger turboprops "certainly looks shelved".