RAC - Ryukyu Air Commuter (Okinawa Naha) is the launch customer for the Dash 8-400 cargo-combi having signed a firm order agreement for five of the type at the Farnborough Airshow in July 2014 manufacturer Bombardier Aerospace (BBA, Montréal Trudeau) announced today.
As previously announced by the Canadians, based on Q400 list prices, the transaction is valued at approximately USD168 million.
Launched last year, the combi offers up to 3,720kgs of cargo capacity and up to 32.56 cubic metres of cargo volume. In this high-cargo configuration, the aircraft can accommodate fifty passengers at 32-inch seat pitch.
The JAL - Japan Airlines (JL, Tokyo Haneda) subsidiary currently operates a fleet of four Dash 8-100s and a single Dash 8-300 on flights connecting Amami, Ishigaki, Kitadaito, Kumejima, Minamidaito, Miyakojima, Yonaguni Jima, Yoronjima, Okinawa Naha, and Taramajima.
- De Havilland Aircraft of Canada DHC-8-100 Dash 8/8Q
- De Havilland Aircraft of Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 8/8Q
- De Havilland Aircraft of Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8/8Q
- Montréal Trudeau
- Farnborough
- Amami
- Ishigaki
- Kitadaito
- Kumejima
- Minamidaito
- Miyakojima
- Okinawa Naha
- Taramajima
- Tokyo Haneda
- Yonaguni Jima
- Yoronjima
- Bombardier Aerospace
- JAL - Japan Airlines
- RAC - Ryukyu Air Commuter
- Cargo
- Bases/Hubs
- Airport Operations
- Certification Events
