The Case For Long-Range Regional Jets
A Practical Application

By Christopher Williams

The regional jet has become a dominant force in air travel in the last decade. While there are economic drawbacks to small jets on short routes, there are decided advantages on longer trips. Because of these advantages, it may be time to move towards long range regional jets. However, before an analysis of a long range regional jet is begun, it ... << MORE >>

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Good afternoon and welcome to not only the first Semper Apollo blog but my first ever blog. Maybe its because I just don't like the word "blog". It sounds like something you scrape off the wall at a water treatment plant. Was weblog really too difficult to say in its entirety? Oh well. I'll be back soon with an actual post. In the meantime, check the podcast greeting to the new Semper Apollo website. I ramble a bit but who cares, it's all for fun. We'll see ya.

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