SAS removes Dash 8 Q400 from service permanently
WEBOct 28, 2007 · SAS removes Dash 8 Q400 from service permanently. Following the recent period of events involving aircraft of the Dash 8 Q400 type, SAS’s management, following an unscheduled meeting of the Board of Directors held today, has decided to immediately discontinue the use of this type of aircraft.
List of Scandinavian Airlines accidents and incidents - Wikipedia
WEBSAS grounded their entire Q400 fleet consisting of 27 aircraft, and a few hours later the manufacturer Bombardier Aerospace recommended that all the Q400 aircraft with more than 10,000 flights stay grounded until further notice.
SAS Permanently Grounds Bombardier Q400 Fleet - AVweb
WEBOct 27, 2007 · Bombardier insists its Q400 airliners are safe despite SAS's decision to "permanently" ground its fleet of 27 of the aircraft after a partial gear-up landing in Copenhagen Saturday. The decision came after the airline's third landing-gear-related emergency landing in a little more than a month.
De Havilland Canada Dash 8 - Wikipedia
WEBThe Dash 8 was offered in four sizes: the initial Series 100 (1984–2005), the more powerful Series 200 (1995–2009) with 37–40 seats, the Series 300 (1989–2009) with 50–56 seats, and Series 400 (1999–2022) with 68–90 seats. The QSeries (Q for quiet) are post-1997 variants fitted with active noise control systems.
2007 Bombardier Dash 8 landing gear accidents - Wikipedia
WEBScandinavian Airlines System (SAS) was accused of cutting corners in the maintenance of its Q400 aircraft. As the Swedish Civil Aviation Administration began an investigation of the accident, it brought renewed focus on SAS maintenance procedures.
Who Still Flies The Bombardier Q400? - Simple Flying
WEBDec 23, 2023 · Over the past twenty-plus years, the Q400 has proven to be a popular and comfortable short-haul aircraft, racking up hundreds of orders. In early 2021, De Havilland announced that it had halted production of the Q400; nevertheless, there are still 339 Q400s operating with airlines worldwide.
Why SAS Ditched Its Dash 8 Fleet - Simple Flying
WEBSep 29, 2022 · The following day, it announced the planned retirement of its Dash 8-Q400 aircraft, bringing their story to a close. Where did the aircraft end up? This decision left SAS suddenly without 27 relatively young short-haul aircraft.
Scandinavian Airlines drops Bombardier Q400 turboprops
WEBOct 28, 2007 · Scandinavian Airlines System has decided to permanently stop flying Canadian-made Bombardier Q400 turboprops after a string of crash landings blamed on landing gear malfunctions, the airline's...
Bombardier settles claim with SAS over Q400 turboprops
WEBMar 10, 2008 · Bombardier Aerospace said Monday it has settled claims over incidents last year in which landing gear on some of its turboprop Q400 aircraft collapsed.
SAS Bombardier Dash 8 Q400s suffer main gear failure twice
WEBSep 17, 2007 · Danish investigators have identified corrosion in the main landing-gear assembly on the Scandinavian Airlines Bombardier Q400 turboprop that suffered a landing-gear collapse at Aalborg.