List of short-haul aircraft

The following is a list of commercial short-haul civilian passenger aircraft

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Background

Passenger aircraft used for short-haul flights have become increasingly known as regional aircraft and regional airliners. Additionally, the initial development of short-haul jet airliners were a source of national pride, for this was one market the rest of the developed world could still have hope of succeeding within, as the long-range jetliner market was all but completely dominated by the Americans after the British de Havilland Comet lost its initial advantage.

In the past, short-haul aircraft were often part of "mainline" airline fleets. Increasingly, the "short haul/short range" flying operations conducted by short-haul "regional" aircraft are being outsourced (or sub-contracted)[1] by flag carriers, mainline carriers, and legacy carriers; to separately- but similarly-managed regional airlines.

civilian passenger aircraft pre-WWII

less than 40 seats

Post-war to 1978

Airlines were deregulated in 1978 in the US

post-World War II non-jet

post-Korean War to 1970

(Including first-generation short-haul turbojet and turbofan airliners)

Reciprocating piston and turbine propelled short-haul airliners

First generation short-haul "turbojet" airliners

First generation short-haul "turbo fanjet" airliners

less than 40 seats prior to 1978

"Air-Taxis," "Commuters," and "Feederliners"

Unpressurized feederliners and short-haul "mini-airliners"

Pressurized short-haul turboprop propelled "mini-airliners," the first "modern regional airliners"

Turbofan propelled first generation "mini-airliners," the first "regional jets"

1980s & 1990s

The following aircraft are generally considered among the class of "Regional jets" rather than short-haul airliners. These aircraft are never flown by "mainline airlines" or "legacy airline carriers" in the U.S., but may turn up in the a "legacy" or "mainlines" wholly owned regional airline subsidiaries fleet. Some "Flag airline carriers" in other parts of the world have included "regional jets" among their "flagship fleets".

2000 & onward

The following short-haul airliners, have turned up at "mainline airline carriers" in the U.S. and Canada, as well as many "low-cost carriers" and even "Flag airlines" across the world, but as yet have not found a place or a home with the "seemingly perpetually struggling mainline operations at the big legacy carriers" in the United States.

2005 & onward

See also

Notes

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