Three Points: Dash 8-400 pause, flying on Mars, miniaturizing the long-haul cabin
Issue No. 38
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- De Havilland Canada’s time building the Dash 8-400 turboprop in Downsview is coming to an end. The company plans to indefinitely pause production, but is leaving the door wide open to start again to begin a new for a post-COVID-19 rebound in demand.
- The fourth rock from the Sun is slated to become the solar system’s second planet to host a powered flight. Perseverance and Ingenuity arrive on Mars on February 18.
- As single-aisle jets like the Airbus A321XLR take on roles once assigned for long-range twins, the more narrow cabin is going to be a battleground for increasingly complex passenger systems in the fight against commodification.
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De Havilland Canada's time building the Dash 8-400 turboprop in Downsview is coming...