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High wing twin turboprop regional airliner. Includes 400 (90 seat) and multi-mission variants. Originally manufactured by Bombardier. Acquired by De Havilland in 2019.

Type variants

Variant	Launch/First flight	Production end
De Havilland Dash 8-100 Series	1983 / 1983	2005	37 to 39 passenger, baseline variant.
De Havilland Dash 8-300 Series	1987 / 1987	2009	Stretched 50 to 56 passenger variant.
De Havilland Dash 8-200 Series	1995 / 1995	2009	Same capacity as 8-100 Series but with enhanced engine.
De Havilland Dash 8-400	1995 / 1995	2021	Further stretched airframe design. Production paused pending facility relocation.
De Havilland Dash 8 Q400	1995 / 1997		Stretched version of 8-300 Series, with Active Noise and Vibration Supression.
De Havilland Dash 8 Multi Mission Aircraft	2014 / 2014		Derived from Q400, made in partnership with L3 Technologies, Leonardo and Ultra Electronics.

Recent news

• 18/06/2026:  NEWS:  H55 powers ahead with RTX flight demonstrator battery
• 18/03/2026:  Press Release:  H55 battery technology helps power progress of RTX Hybrid-Electric Flight Demonstrator
• 05/02/2026:  NEWS:  H55 clears key battery certification hurdle
• 17/07/2025:  Press Release:  ZeroAvia granted raft of new patents key to the development of large hydrogen aviation engines

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Operations data

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