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When Saab began working on what they called the Saab 2000 in 1988, it was intended to be the best turboprop on the market. However, a little over a decade later, Saab would production of the aircraft having built only 63 copies... Despite being superior from a technical standpoint than many of its turboprop-powered contemporaries (and indeed some of its jet-powered ones too!) it would prove to be one of the least popular mass-produced regional airliners in history! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Saab 2000 Prior to the introduction of the Saab 2000, the concept of regional airliners was not a new one. Indeed, the first regional airliners (such as the DC-1 and DC-2) had entered service in the 1930's and 1940's. However, it wouldn't be un...

Today, when you think "Saab" you probably think of the cars that they make. Yet, Saab are also a major manufacturer of fighter jets for the world's militaries, but it has also produced two turboprop airliners: the Saab 340 and Saab 2000. Despite being the smaller of the two turboprops, the 340 is actually the more popular of the two turboprops, with Saab producing 459 340s in only a 16 year period, making it one of the most successful regional airliners to date! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Saab 340 The late 1960's and early 1970's were some of the best years in aviation history, especially so for regional airliners. You see, whilst regional airliners had sort existed beforehand, the 1960's/1970's established regional airliners as its o...