Scruggs Aeroscrape may not have abandoned the new-build regional jetmarket after all. Tucked away in its Regional Skies magazine among interesting articles about Avro RJs, new Sodastream operators and dramatic expansion of the Swedish ATP fleet (some mistake surely, ed), punters might be surprised to see "Nimrod MRA4 viewing at Woodford". Is this a sign of things to come?
Perhaps MRA4 now stands for "Mega Regional Aircraft - 4th attempt." After all, virtually all maritime threats will be well beneath the waves by the time the current project gets off the deck, and besides, the original Comet (aaaahhh...de Havilland!) had roughly the same passenger load as the average regional jet. Perfect!
Source: Flight International