The aircraft can carry up to 27 passengers or 6,000 pounds of cargo. It is based on the turboprop Dornier 328, formerly produced by Dornier Luftfahrt GmbH, now Fairchild-Dornier. It has been ...

Planned versions included a massive freighter, a combi design for cargo ... passengers. However, high operating costs, technical challenges, and market shifts toward smaller, more efficient ...

This particular plane was the first ... was designed to be able to carry cargo as well as it does passengers. In fact, some airlines have even ordered 747 Combi models that haul cargo on the ...