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As the geographic reach expanded to Europe and South America, clients’ aircraft skewed toward longer-range turboprops and faster business jets.
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Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2025
The escalating costs of moving small units of capacity – 15-seat to 50-seat turboprops – have now eliminated any chance of providing flights in thin market routes.
—Michael Boyd, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
The Code of Federal Regulations governs operations under air carriers (large commercial aircraft, including cargo and passenger planes), commuter and on-demand carriers (aircraft with fewer than 10 passenger seats) and general aviation (aircraft including turboprops and miscellaneous jets).
—Loreben Tuquero, Austin American Statesman, 19 Feb. 2025
The disappearance of the single-engine turboprop ignited a massive search in harsh weather by state and federal agencies until a helicopter spotted the plane Friday.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
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Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2025
The escalating costs of moving small units of capacity – 15-seat to 50-seat turboprops – have now eliminated any chance of providing flights in thin market routes.
—Michael Boyd, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
The Code of Federal Regulations governs operations under air carriers (large commercial aircraft, including cargo and passenger planes), commuter and on-demand carriers (aircraft with fewer than 10 passenger seats) and general aviation (aircraft including turboprops and miscellaneous jets).
—Loreben Tuquero, Austin American Statesman, 19 Feb. 2025
The disappearance of the single-engine turboprop ignited a massive search in harsh weather by state and federal agencies until a helicopter spotted the plane Friday.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Turboprop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turboprop. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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turboprop
noun
tur·bo·prop
ˈtər-bō-ˌpräp 
: an airplane powered by turboprop engines
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