Casa/Nur Casa 212/CN-235/290/Nurtanio 250Spains Casa C-212 Aviocar has sold 430 units mainly to military operators. ;like Its follow up, the CN-235, the aircraft are licence-built by Nurtanio in Indonesia as well. The failed Indonesian designed N-250 is featured as well, so is the new stretched C-295 transporter.  photo: Servaas Verbrugge  PK-NME of Merpati at Denpasar Bali, March 2000

Dornier
 

Dornier 228 Dornier launched its 19 seater in the early 80s. It had modest success both with airlines and airforces. Production in Germany came to a standstill with 247 frames but continues in licence in India.  photo: Aart Langevoort  D-ILWB of LGW at Düsseldorf 24 August 2002

 

Dornier 328-100(prop) and 300 (jet), 728, 928
photo: Guido Merkelbach  The first Do 328s were equipped with props. D-CGAO of Gandalf is seen here at Cologne in June 2001	photo: Aart Langevoort  The Jet-version of the Do-328 is more popular. D-BGAS, again of Gandalf, in a different livery, is seen here in Amsterdam.
The development of the Fairchild-Dornier Do-328 turboprop commuter plane started in 1988. The roll out was in 1991 and the plane was developed for 30-40 passengers. Although it had to compete with the earlier Saab 340, Canadair Dash 8 and EMB-120 which already established a good position in the market, it sold reasonably well.	In 1998 de 328JET made it first flight. This regional jet is developed out of the prop version. Other new versions, although with a totally different airframe  which are developed are the 428JET (cancelled), 528JET, 728JET and 928JET. They will have a low wing setting and engines under the wings. Download this zipfile for Excel (appr. 40  Kb).

Embraer
 

Emb-110 Embraer 110 Bandeirante and 121 Xingu Embraer had international success with it's 19 seater commuter Bandeirante, which first flew in 1968 and remained in production till 1990. It was the main competitor against the DHC-6 and Metro. Most airframes are still in service with smaller operators. The Xingu has the same wings and engines as the Bandeirante and is added to the sheet.       photo: Air Rarotonga ZK-TAI           Jelle-Christiaan van Dijk, New Zealand, 2000

 

Embraer 120 Brasilia Embraer launched its fairly successful 30 seater Brasilia in 1983 as logical addition to the 110 Bandeirante (19 seats).  Production continues at a trickle now the hugely successful Regional Jets are overtaking the market, and remains at 355 units.        photo: Base - British Airways PH-BRM,           Terry Wade, Gatwick jan 2001

 
 

Embraer / ERJ 135-145 Express Jet
photo: Micha Lück  Emb-145 N853MJ of Mesa Airways, operating for US Airways Express, June 03	he Emb-135 is a shorter 35 passenger version of the 145, and seen here in demonstration colours of Embrear
As a response to the popular Canadair Regional Jet, Embraer launched a stretched jet-version of the Emb-120 turboprop. After a difficult designing stage; the wing mounted engines didn't work out, the current plane is popular with regional airlines worldwide.	The Brasilian niche manufacturer has even grown to the third planemanufacturer worldwide due to its huge success -due to good performance and nice pricing. Download this zipfile for Excel (appr. 28  Kb).