DH1 Staying in the Fleet Longer?
Oct 4, 2019, 11:35 am
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DH1 Staying in the Fleet Longer?
With the most recent timetable released I noticed a few new changes in Alberta and BC - the current DH3 flights from Calgary to Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, and Castlegar will be switching to the DH1 starting in November. This is in addition to at one a day flight between Calgary and Edmonton and all of the flights between Castlegar and Vancouver switching to the DH1. I was under the impression that all of the DH1s were leaving the fleet at the end of 2019 - might they be sticking around longer? Hopefully with a bit of a refurbished cabin like some of the DH3s.
Oct 4, 2019, 11:46 am
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Until the MAX is back in the air, I would assume AC is doing everything in their power to keep everything in the fleet.
Oct 4, 2019, 4:37 pm
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To the best of my knowledge, the 100s are still planned to exit the fleet come January, we're presently seeing a bit of a shuffling of the classic dash 8 fleet. The 100s are heading west to finish out their service. The 300s are heading east to YYZ and YUL.
328 which was the dedicated charter plane will join the fleet to replace 326 (note 328 is the last plane still in the original Jazz colors, presently green maple leaf)
328 which was the dedicated charter plane will join the fleet to replace 326 (note 328 is the last plane still in the original Jazz colors, presently green maple leaf)
Oct 4, 2019, 11:11 pm
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To the best of my knowledge, the 100s are still planned to exit the fleet come January, we're presently seeing a bit of a shuffling of the classic dash 8 fleet. The 100s are heading west to finish out their service. The 300s are heading east to YYZ and YUL.
328 which was the dedicated charter plane will join the fleet to replace 326 (note 328 is the last plane still in the original Jazz colors, presently green maple leaf)
328 which was the dedicated charter plane will join the fleet to replace 326 (note 328 is the last plane still in the original Jazz colors, presently green maple leaf)
Oct 5, 2019, 2:07 am
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Add YEG-YLW to the new DH1 roster. My Nov flights just got 15 mins longer - LOL! Apparently also YEG-YXE.
Oct 8, 2019, 3:38 pm
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Just as another confirmatory data point -- talking to the FA on my way home yesterday (YYZ-YAM), she said that last she heard the DH1 retirement was still on track to happen by the end of the year.