The De Havilland Canada Dash 8-Q400: A Complete History
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De Havilland Canada Increasing Operational Flexibility of Dash 8-400 Aircraft with Design Weight Increases and Cabin Enhancements
Cabin enhancements include industry-first OEM collaboration with SpaceX’s Starlink to enable high speed, low latency broadband internet on De Havilland Canada’s aircraft. Farnborough, United Kingdom, July 19, 2022 – De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (“De Havilland Canada”) today announced design weight increases and cabin enhancements for the Dash 8-400 aircraft. “As we work toward relaunching […]
De Havilland Canada Launches Cargo Conversion Solutions Utilizing Dash 8-400 Aircraft
Farnborough, United Kingdom, July 18, 2022 – De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (“De Havilland Canada”) today announced the launch of three cargo conversion solutions for the Dash 8-400 aircraft. The launched solutions include Quick Change (QC), Package Freighter (PF) and Freighter with Large Cargo Door (F-LCD) configurations to address a wide variety of operational business […]
Final De Havilland Dash 8-400 Departs from Toronto Downsview
17 June 2022 at Toronto Downsview YZD ~ F. K. (Ted) Larkin Impressed by the sight of the 10 iconic De Havilland aircraft departing Downsview on Saturday June 11, some of us knew that one De Havilland Aircraft of Canada (DHC) airframe remained at the airport. Today (Friday June 17), it departed for Calgary via […]
Securing the future: how a growing, stronger, sustainable WestJet benefits Canadians WestJet
By WestJet | June 16, 2022 | 6 min read The WestJet Group’s strategic path forward for our guests, employees and the communities we serve The WestJet Group yesterday brought together leaders, representing all parts of the operations and business, to hear directly from Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Alexis von Hoensbroech, as he shared plans […]
Voyageur Aviation gains North American presence for Dash 8-400 EXCL Program with Waltzing Matilda Aviation
NORTH BAY, ON, Feb. 24, 2022 /CNW/ -Voyageur Aviation Corp. (‘Voyageur’), a subsidiary of Chorus Aviation Inc. (TSX: CHR) has entered into an agreement to provide on-site inventory, component repair and overhaul and detailed service level support for the De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Dash 8-400 to Waltzing Matilda Aviation, under its Connect Airlines brand, through Voyageur’s Exchange […]
Air Canada Adding Extra Cargo Capacity Into Vancouver to Help Maintain British Columbia’s Economic Supply Chain
In response to flooding that disrupted transportation supply chain network in the province 586 tonnes of additional capacity added into and out of YVR, an increase of 45% over originally planned levels Air Canada Express Dash 8-400 aircraft being converted into special freighter configuration to transport cargo MONTREAL, Nov. 22, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ – Air […]
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 Aircraft Certified by the FAA and EASA to the Most Stringent Noise Emission Standards
The FAA and EASA approvals follow the approval by Transport Canada in 2020 that established the Dash 8-400 turboprop as the first regional aircraft and the only turboprop to meet ICAO Chapter 14 requirements As the aviation industry works to reduce the environmental impact of commercial aircraft, the Transport Canada, FAA and EASA approvals are […]
Air Canada to Launch Daily Service between Toronto Island and Ottawa beginning October 31
New route to complement existing service to Montreal from Billy Bishop Airport MONTREAL, Oct. 7, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ – Air Canada today announced that it will launch a new service between Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport and Ottawa beginning October 31, 2021. The route will commence with four return trips daily, increasing to up to eight return trips daily starting in summer […]
Porter Airlines vs Air Canada: Flying to and from a reopened Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
From The AU Review – link to source story Larry Heath | September 30, 2021 Earlier this month, Toronto’s central Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport re-opened for the first time to travellers since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the airport’s primary commercial carriers, Porter Airlines, resumed domestic services. The airport – which I’ve previously called one of the […]