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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400
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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400

The fast one: a 360-knot turboprop that takes on regional jets · First flight 1998 · In service 2000

Bombardier's Q400 is far more than a stretch: the fuselage is 6.83 m longer than the -300, the wing is new, and each Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A of 4,850 shp turns a six-blade propeller. It flew on 31 January 1998 and entered service with launch customer SAS Commuter in February 2000.

Cruising at up to 360 knots, the Q400 competes with regional jets on short sectors. Flybe was the largest operator in 2014, and Porter Airlines, Widerøe, Austrian Airlines and Croatia Airlines built networks around it. An extra-capacity version for up to 90 passengers was first delivered to SpiceJet in September 2018.

SAS withdrew its Q400 fleet in October 2007 after a series of landing-gear failures. By March 2019, 587 Series 400s had been delivered, more than any other Dash 8. Bombardier sold the programme to Longview in 2019, which revived the De Havilland Canada name; production has been paused since 2022 pending a new factory.

Gallery
Croatia Airlines Q400 9A-CQC climbing out of Munich, 2015
Croatia Airlines Q400 9A-CQC climbing out of Munich, 2015Julian Herzog · CC BY 4.0
Porter Airlines Q400 C-GLQF departing Boston for Toronto, March 2025
Porter Airlines Q400 C-GLQF departing Boston for Toronto, March 20254300streetcar · CC BY 4.0
Flybe Q400 G-JECY in the airline's purple livery, July 2016
Flybe Q400 G-JECY in the airline's purple livery, July 2016Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK · CC BY 2.0
Launch customer SAS Commuter: Q400 OY-KCF at Zürich, July 2004
Launch customer SAS Commuter: Q400 OY-KCF at Zürich, July 2004Kambui · CC BY 2.0
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Other De Havilland Dash 8 variants

De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100
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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100

CanadaThe original 37-seater that started the Dash 8 line
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-200
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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-200

CanadaSame short airframe, more power: the hot-rod -100
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300
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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300

CanadaThe first stretch: 3.4 m longer and up to 56 seats