Turboprops
Turboprops (twin-engine propeller aircraft) are less and less common, but remain in demand on the market, primarily because they do not cost much to run. The way they take off and land means they can land on very short runways, some of which are not accessible to jet aircraft. In the early days they were called taxi planes, and these days they are almost as efficient and cheap to run as very light jets (very small private jets) over short distances, with the advantage of extra cabin space. Just as secure as jets, they also feature pressurised cabins, air conditioning, and sometimes emergency toilets. Their capacity for baggage is limited when the maximum number of passengers has been reached.
BEECHCRAFT KING AIR 90 & 90GTX
Cabin
Seating capacity : 4-6
Stand up cabin : No
Cabin height : 1,45 m / 4’9’’ ft
Cabin width : 1,37 m / 4’6’’ ft
Cabin length : 3,84 m / 12’7’’ ft
Baggage compartment volume : 1,37 m3 / 48 cu ft
Lavatory : Only in some aircraft
Typical trips
Paris – Avignon
Marseille – Munich
London – Edinburgh
Price per hour
1400 € – 1800 €
BEECHCRAFT KING AIR 200 & 200GT
Cabin
Seating capacity : 6-9
Stand up cabin : No
Cabin height : 1,45 m / 4’9’’ ft
Cabin width : 1,37 m / 4’6’’ ft
Cabin length : 5,08 m / 16’8’’ ft
Baggage compartment volume : 1,57 m3 / 55 cu ft
Lavatory : No
Typical trips
Praha – London
Jersey – Dublin
Dusseldorf – Verona
Price per hour
1500 € – 1800 €
BEECHCRAFT KING AIR 350
Cabin
Seating capacity : 8-9
Stand up cabin : No
Cabin height : 1,45 m / 4’9’’ ft
Cabin width : 1,37 m / 4’6’’ ft
Cabin length : 5,94 m / 19’6’’ ft
Baggage compartment volume : 1,57 m3 / 55 cu ft
Lavatory : Only in some aircraft
Typical trips
Paris – Toulon
Warsaw – Belgrade
Amsterdam – Geneva
Price per hour
1700 € – 2200 €
BEECHCRAFT 1900D
Cabin
Seating capacity : 16-19
Stand up cabin : Yes/No
Cabin height : 1,80 m / 5’11’’ ft
Cabin width : 1,37 m / 4’6’’ ft
Cabin length : 7,70 m / 25’3’’ ft
Baggage compartment volume : 5,91 m3 / 207 cu ft
Lavatory : Yes/No
Typical trips
Johannesburg – Durban
Paris – Bordeaux
Sao Paulo – Belo Horizonte
PIAGGIO AVANTI (P180) & AVANTI II
Cabin
Seating capacity : 6-7
Stand up cabin : Yes/No
Cabin height : 1,75 m / 5’9’’ ft
Cabin width : 1,85 m / 6’1’’ ft
Cabin length : 4,55 m / 14’11’’ ft
Baggage compartment volume : 1,25 m3 / 44 cu ft
Lavatory : Yes
Typical trips
Rome – Antwerp
London – Nice
Paris – Stockholm
Price per hour
2200 € – 2700 €