DHC Dash 8 “World’s First”

As it ramps up its marketing the resurrected De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd, announced last week that the Dash 8-400 turboprop aircraft has been recertified to meet the latest noise emission standards set by ICAO Chapter 14.

The Dash 8-400 aircraft is the first propeller-driven aircraft, and also the first regional aircraft in the world, to achieve the certification.  

ICAO Chapter 14, which is equivalent to FAA Stage 5 and is the most recent in a series of stringent noise limits introduced by governing bodies to regulate aircraft noise emission, takes effect after 31 December for all new subsonic jet and propeller-driven aircraft.

Robert Mobilio, Vice President, Engineering and Quality, De Havilland Canada, said: “Our fleet, of more than 600 aircraft delivered, will derive the benefit of the recertification and will have the ability to access noise sensitive airports with fewer limitations and lower noise-related charges without the need for product change to meet ICAO Chapter 14 requirements."

Also see Southend to Bergen in this week's BTN

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