Originally Posted by
wto605
At least the 1900D's are under 15 years old (expect one apparently). Skywest is still flying 44 of these (28 in UA paint, 18 in Skywest paint for use with DL and UA) all 15~21 years old:
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5550/1...647906c279.jpg
I don't mind it when I fly them (SMF-SFO, never seen it longer than 31 minutes), but I can't imagine doing RDM-SFO etc. on that. Saw at 1h56 minute flight gate-to-gate the other day.
P.S. unlike the 1900D, which was a massive refresh (including fuselage height increase, power and control surface upgrades, all new avionics, and comfort features) for commercial service in the early 1990's, the EMB-120 was designed for passenger service from day one, in the late 70's early 80's. The definition of quiet back then was not the same.
Unfortunately, Skywest is retiring their EMB-120. I take it the cost of running the CR-200 is resulting in loss of service to communities like KMT, MOD, and reduction of service for us in OTH to 3 times a week for the winter. I don't think there is a replacement for this class of aircraft.