The Dash 8 has the lowest cost per passenger mile of any regional airliner of the era.

The older generation of regional airliners from the 1950s and 1960s were nearing retirement, leading to high sales figures.

As the hub-and-spoke model has always been supported by low-cost regional airliners, turboprop designs once again became a major market.

Following the successful completion of the prototype trials as a regional airliner, the Heron began series production.

Due to the relatively small size of the market, airlines mostly fly regional airliners on their Burlington routes.

The Antonov An-148 is a new regional airliner of twin-turbofan configuration.

There are also plans to start producing Tu-334 regional airliners and Tu-330 freighters.

It was designed, and is primarily used, as a regional airliner.

Despite its promise as a regional airliner, the project collapsed when Manitoba government funding was withdrawn.

Larger regional airliners with 70-110 seats and smaller business jets soon followed.