New types serving Syracuse

Recently Northwest and Continental starting serving SYR with new types of airplanes the CRJ-900 and Dash-8 Q400.
The CRJ-900 (CR9) is a 76 seater twin-jet regional jet with the first four rows consisting of 1x2 first class eating with the other 26 being 2x2 economy class. This type is partially replacing the older DC9's in NWA's fleet (almost all of the DC9's are 30 years old or more) and while it may seat less it is a lot quieter, is just as fast, and is just as comfortable.
The Dash 8-Q400 is a twin turboprop 76 seater with 2x2 all economy seating that is operated by Colgan Air on Continental's behalf as Continental Connection mostly out of Newark. I recently flew on one of them and can say that the noise volume is no lauder than that of a jet and the ride just as smooth with very comfortable seating. A novel feature I found was a small mini cup holder that is part of the regular seating try so you don't have to bring the whole tray down if you want to put your drink down. Also the Q400 can use jetways and in both Newark and Syracuse, that's how o got on/off the plane.