Airframers See Demand For U.S. Regional Cabins To Be On Par With Majors

RAA Conference airframers panel. From left: GoJet Airlines president & CEO Rick Leach; MHI RJ Aviation Group SVP strategy & business development Ross Mitchell; Deutsche Aircraft chief commercial officer Anastasija Visnakova; Embraer chief commercial officer Martyn Holmes; ATR managing director & ATR Americas president Chris Jones.

RAA Conference airframers panel. From left: GoJet Airlines president & CEO Rick Leach; MHI RJ Aviation Group SVP strategy and business development Ross Mitchell; Deutsche Aircraft chief commercial officer Anastasija Visnakova; Embraer chief commercial officer Martyn Holmes; ATR managing director and ATR Americas president Chris Jones.

Credit: Christine Boynton
WASHINGTON—Regional airliner manufacturers are increasingly trying to offer products that match the type of onboard service that U.S. passengers expect from mainline experience. A panel of airframers detailed this shift at the recent Regional Airline Association’s (RAA) Leaders Conference in...
Christine Boynton

Christine Boynton is a Senior Editor covering air transport in the Americas for Aviation Week Network.

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