Farnborough, United Kingdom, July 22, 2024 – Today, De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (De Havilland Canada) is pleased to announce that ANA Holdings (ANAHD) has signed a letter of intent to purchase seven DHC certified reconditioned Dash 8-400 aircraft. (PICTURED: L: Brian Chafe, Chief Executive Officer, De Havilland Aircraft of Canada; R: Yoshida Hidekazu, Executive Vice President, Procurement, ANA Holdings.
As part of the commitment by De Havilland Canada to “keep the fleet flying,” DHC has initiated the process to purchase, refurbish and re-market Dash 8-400 aircraft in a program to develop and maintain the Dash 8 family of aircraft in response to customer demand. The seven aircraft that will be acquired by ANAHD are part of this program and will be integrated into the ANAHD fleet over the coming years.
The aircraft will be reconfigured to reflect ANA Group’s current fleet of Dash 8-400s and will extend the in-service life of ANA’s Dash 8-400 fleet.
“We are pleased to continue to support ANA Group in providing outstanding customer service to their passengers and customers,” said Ryan DeBrusk, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for De Havilland Canada. “We look forward to continuing to work with ANA Group for years to come as they take delivery of these aircraft.”
De Havilland Canada’s DHC OEM Certified Refurbishment Program was officially announced at the Farnborough International Airshow earlier today. The purchase of these DHC certified refurbished aircraft by ANAHD is a significant first step in supporting the DHC Dash 8 program and moves the new program into high gear at DHC facilities across Calgary, Alberta and Victoria, British Columbia to meet the demand for mid-life Dash 8 aircraft.
