De Havilland Canada sees growing market in Asia for high-density Dash 8
De Havilland Canada may have left the limelight to arch-rival ATR when it pulled out days before the Singapore air show over concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, but the airframer is confident about prospects for its Dash 8 twin-turboprop in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly high-density variants. The company, which acquired the turboprop programme from Bombardier last year, had planned to display on the static an 86-seat Dash 8-400, 1 of 2 delivered to leasing company TrueNoord, and operated by PAL Express, a Philippine Airlines carrier. De Havilland Canada also intended to demonstrate at the show the TiSeat E2, an ultra-light seat developed by Expliseat which it says helps airlines accommodate up to 90 seats, although the densest Dash 8 configuration currently in service is 86 seats. <br/>
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De Havilland Canada sees growing market in Asia for high-density Dash 8
De Havilland Canada may have left the limelight to arch-rival ATR when it pulled out days before the Singapore air show over concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, but the airframer is confident about prospects for its Dash 8 twin-turboprop in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly high-density variants. The company, which acquired the turboprop programme from Bombardier last year, had planned to display on the static an 86-seat Dash 8-400, 1 of 2 delivered to leasing company TrueNoord, and operated by PAL Express, a Philippine Airlines carrier. De Havilland Canada also intended to demonstrate at the show the TiSeat E2, an ultra-light seat developed by Expliseat which it says helps airlines accommodate up to 90 seats, although the densest Dash 8 configuration currently in service is 86 seats. <br/>
