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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.
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Michael Boyd, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
The result was the first flight of a light turboprop in 1969 called the Bandeirante, and Embraer was born.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 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
Jackson also has a turboprop in Coeur d’Alene ($1,515 per hour).
—David Staats, Idaho Statesman, 30 Jan. 2025
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Michael Boyd, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
The result was the first flight of a light turboprop in 1969 called the Bandeirante, and Embraer was born.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 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
Jackson also has a turboprop in Coeur d’Alene ($1,515 per hour).
—David Staats, Idaho Statesman, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Turboprop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turboprop. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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turboprop
noun
tur·bo·prop
ˈtər-bō-ˌpräp 
: an airplane powered by turboprop engines
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