MESA AIR IS to buy 25 Bombardier de Havilland Dash 8-200s with 25 options in a deal, which launches the model in the US market.
The -200 version is tailored for "hot-and-high" requirements and will be used by Mesa's Mountain West Airlines division - a Denver-based United Express carrier flying throughout the Rocky Mountain area.
It is powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123D turboprops flat-rated to 1,600kW (2,150hp) at 45¡C at sea level.
Source: Flight International
Shortages of cast metallic parts and other components continue hindering Pratt & Whitney’s (P&W) ability to produce new engines and to ramp up maintenance work needed to address its recall of PW1000G geared turbofans.
Airbus is looking to obtain higher-weight certifications for its A321XLR over the next three months, as it works on the individual enhancements required by early operators of the long-range twinjet. The airframer secured European Union Aviation Safety Agency approval for the basic version – with a 97t maximum take-off weight ...
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