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Saab developed the Saab 340 to meet regional airline operators' requirements
for the highest possible standard of passenger comfort at minimum cost.
A systematic and logical design process resulted in an aircraft with a
pressurized cabin, three-abreast seating and two turboprop engines on
a low wing.
The Saab 340 entered service in June 1984 following an intensive four-year
development and certification program. From the first deliveries, Saab
has continually developed and improved the aircraft. These developments
have been driven by engineering refinements, responses to customer needs
and airworthiness requirements.
From the outset the Saab 340 was aimed at two types of operation; as
a feeder aircraft to the major airline hubs and as a regional airliner
providing services to markets where economics had previously precluded
larger aircraft.
Aircraft Specifications
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