Regionals Taking On Longer Haul Markets

As major carriers build their international networks and offload more and more routes to their regional partners, an increasing number of short-haul markets are being shed, according to BACK Aviation Solutions research conducted for Regional Aviation News. Regional jets are now stretching their...

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As major carriers build their international networks and offload more and more routes to their regional partners, an increasing number of short-haul markets are being shed, according to BACK Aviation Solutions research conducted for Regional Aviation News.

Regional jets are now stretching their flights to 330 minutes, while the average elapsed time for the 10 longest segments nearly doubled stretching to 291.7 minutes this year, compared to 157.9 minutes a decade ago.

Even so, the mode time is still between 40 and 85 minutes, according to BACK. Regional jets are also replacing narrow body aircraft. Regional jets grew from 157 a decade ago to 1,816 this year,

while the number of narrow body

aircraft remained steady from a decade ago but dropped significantly from 4,100 aircraft in 2000 to 3693 this year.

Examined all RJ flights in USA, CAN, CARIB and C AMERICA
	1996	2001	2006
Average elapsed time of 10 longest scheduled flights	157.9	200.7	291.7
Longest elapsed time	190	240	330
Airport Codes	DSM-LAS	LGA-XNA	JFK-YYC
Most Common (mode)	40	75	85

 

Source: BACK Aviation Solutions