The Columbian

Horizon Air phasing out its Bombardier Q400 turboprop airplane fleet

For two decades Horizon Air’s Bombardier Q400 turboprop fleet was the way passengers reached small airports around the Pacific Northwest. Now, the ubiquitous plane will take one last spin for ...
The Spokesman-Review

‘The perfect plane for the Pacific Northwest’: Horizon flies last turboprop plane out of Spokane on Thursday evening

Passengers paused for a few more selfies than normal while climbing off a Horizon flight that arrived at Spokane International Airport from Seattle on Thursday afternoon. They lined up the perfect ...
katu

Airline donates Q400 plane to PCC for student training

HILLSBORO, Ore. — When you fly shorter trips around the Northwest or the West Coast, chances are you're flying Horizon or Alaska. And if you're flying on a Horizon propeller plane, it's a Q400. On ...
Seattle Times

Alaska Air donates old turboprop plane to project aiming for hydrogen-powered flight

Alaska said Tuesday it will donate one of its retired Q400 turboprops as a development project to ZeroAvia, a U.K-based startup that aims to integrate hydrogen fuel cells with electric motors to power ...
eturbonews

West Jet Team Hauls a 67,000 pound Q400 Aircraft for Hope Air

Twenty-one teams from across Calgary compete to haul 67,000-pound aircraft, raising money for Canadian families in need of medical care far from home WestJet celebrates Hope Air’s annual Haul for Hope ...
KOIN 6

Horizon donates aircraft to PCC aviation program

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — In 1969, Portland Community College began an aviation maintenance technology program. Recently, a gift from a regional airline gave the unique program a real boost. “Thanks to ...
Reuters

Bombardier Q400 planes have had few prior problems

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian plane maker Bombardier Inc said on Friday the crash of one of its Dash 8 Q400 turboprop aircraft near Buffalo, New York, on Thursday night, which killed 50 people, was the ...
Aviation Week

Air Tanzania adds Q400 pair to its fleet

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced today the delivery of the Tanzanian Government Flight Agency's two Q400 turboprops. The aircraft, which were newly delivered with a 76-seat, dual-lavatory ...
Aviation Week

Air Canada Brings Dash 8-Q400 to Western Canada

Air Canada this month has introduced the Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 turboprop onto its operations in Western Canada as it boosts capacity on key regional routes this spring and summer in response to ...
Flightglobal

Q400 upgrades to widen appeal

Changes under study include the addition of GPS as well as modifications to cabin layout and new derivatives Bombardier is looking to broaden the market application for the Dash 8 Q400 turboprop with ...
Reuters

Bombardier Q400 planes have had prior problems

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian plane maker Bombardier said on Friday the crash of one of its Dash 8 Q400 turboprop aircraft near Buffalo, New York, on Thursday night, which killed 50 people, was the ...