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Conair Aviation (FGD, Abbotsford) has bought eleven DHC-8-Q400s from Hamburger EmissionsHaus, in a transaction facilitated by Skyworld Aviation. The airline will now convert the turboprops into DHC-8-Q400(AT) firefighting variants.

"After more than a decade of research and development, Conair’s answer to the future of aerial firefighting is the Q400AT, the most advanced airtanker in the world today. The purchase marks the most significant investment Conair has made to date towards developing a fleet of Next Generation aircraft designed to better fight wildfires for years to come," the Canadian special mission operator said in a press release.

"We evaluated 29 aircraft before selecting the Q400 for modification into an aerial firefighting tool. The unanimous opinion of our flight operations experts was that the Q400 exceeds all the Next Generation performance criteria within a manoeuvrable and stable platform. The Q400AT is fast, fuel-efficient, and tactically flexible, operating both initial attack as well as sustained support actions," Director of Business Development at Conair Jeff Berry added.

The 11 turboprops were previously operated by flybe....

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