Canadian hydro-electric giant Hydro-Québec has introduced a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 to shuttle employees between Montreal and airfields serving five electricity-generating sites in northern Quebec. The firm will take delivery of a second Q400 soon. The aircraft will join two Dash 8-300s, replacing an ageing fleet of four Convair 580 turboprops that have been in shuttle service for 20 years. The new Dash 8s are certificated for gravel runway work, and Hydro-Québec will be the first operator to make use of this capability with the Q400.
Source: Flight International
