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The Dornier 328 is a turboprop-powered commuter airliner.Initially produced by Dornier Luftfahrt GmbH, the firm was acquired in 1996 by Fairchild Aircraft.The resulting firm, named Fairchild-Dornier, manufactured the 328 family in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, conducted sales from San Antonio, Texas, United States, and supported the product line from both locations.
The Fairchild-Dornier 328JET is a commuter airliner, based upon the turboprop-powered Dornier 328, developed by the German aircraft manufacturer Dornier Luftfahrt GmbH.It would be the last Dornier-designed aircraft to reach production before the company's collapse during the early 2000s.
The Fairchild Aircraft Ltd. of Longueuil, Quebec, Canada was an aircraft manufacturer during the period of 1920 to 1950, which served as a subsidiary of the Fairchild company of the United States. The Fairchild Engine Company was formed with the purchase of the Caminez Engine Company in 1925. [ 1 ]
turboprop, One crashed after being stolen. de Havilland Canada Dash 8-100: 24 1985 2006 turboprop [42] Fokker F-27: 13 1981 1988 turboprop, [43] first aircraft type operated by the airline: Dornier 328: 12 1993 1997 turboprop [44] Fairchild Metroliner II: Unknown Unknown Unknown formerly operated by Air Oregon [45] commuter turboprop ...
The concept for the aircraft evolved over the years under the Daimler-Benz group, Fairchild Dornier and AvCraft Aviation. [2] In 2006, 328 Support Services GmbH (328SSG) was founded and took over the Type Certificate (TC) rights for the Dornier 328 (D328). [3] It was rebranded as Deutsche Regional Aircraft GmbH in 2011. [4]
The tiny fleet of four E-4B National Airborne Operations Center aircraft, Boeing 747-200 airliners converted into airborne nuclear command posts, cost a staggering $372,496 an hour to fly, or $103 ...
These aircraft were retired as the airline began taking deliveries of the Fairchild Metro III, Fairchild Metro 23 [20] and the Dornier 328. The relatively high operating costs of the Dornier 328 were minimized by operating it on long range flights thus reducing the number of takeoffs, landings and engine starts per hour. During its operation ...
Airbus and Boeing are working on 17,000 new aircraft orders, but only 1,254 will have been delivered under current projections (30% less than forecast for 2024). In 2018, for example, airlines ...