ERA 2008: BAE makes case for economics of its quiet quad-jets
Seven years after BAE Systems canceled the ill-fated Avro RJX program, closing the hangar door on indigenous UK airliner production, the company’s regional

Seven years after BAE Systems canceled the ill-fated Avro RJX program, closing the hangar door on indigenous UK airliner production, the company’s regional aircraft division believes its BAe 146 and Avro RJ offerings remain competitive. Nevertheless, officials acknowledge that the market for the company’s used regional airliner fleet has become “very difficult,” as operators grapple with the joint effect of high fuel prices and restricted credit availability.

“The last few weeks have been really quiet,” BAE Systems Regional Aircraft market analysis director Rob Morris told AIN early last month. “In April, airlines did not know what the impact of fuel and credit costs would be, and they’re still working with the fuel they bought three months ago.”