Novos aviões para a SATA,

A transportadora aérea SATA Air Açores vai comprar seis aviões Dash, construídos pela Bombardier, um investimento de cerca de 70 milhões de euros para renovar a frota que voa no arquipélago. Dos seis Aviões, dois são o modelo Q200, um avião mais pequeno com capacidade para 37 pessoas, os restantes quatro serão aviões maiores com capacidade para 200 pessoas, o modelo Q400.

Modelo Q200

A Hot & High Performer
The Q200 is designed for airlines and other operators who require an aircraft the same size as the Q100, but with more power and greater payload. Our engineers met the challenge by mating the Q100 airframe with the more powerful Pratt & Whitney PW123 engines found on the larger Q300 aircraft.
The result is the Q200, an aircraft with spectacular performance and increased payload and range capability. This upgrade is ideal for operators who require an aircraft for 'hot and high' operating conditions. The aircraft has excellent performance under in hot climates and at high altitudes, and retains the Dash 8's legendary short field airfield performance operating from runways as short as 800 metres.

Modelo Q400

The new Q400 NextGen turboprop airliner is the next step in the continuing evolution of the Q400 aircraft. As with the CRJ NextGen aircraft family, the overall cabin environment of the Q400 NextGen aircraft will be brightened with the introduction of LED lighting while highlighting the improved aesthetics with new ceiling panels and dished window sidewalls. The already spacious interior of the Q400 NextGen aircraft will be further enhanced with the introduction of larger overhead bins that will accommodate standard roller bags. Combining these features with the Active Noise and Vibration Suppression (ANVS) system will give the Q400 NextGen aircraft passenger an even more pleasant cabin experience.
Operating costs of the Q400 NextGen airliner, already among the lowest of any regional aircraft, will be made even lower by increasing the scheduled maintenance intervals and further optimizing maintenance tasks to reduce downtime during the aircraft?s life cycle. The Q400 NextGen airliner Aircraft Operating Manual (AOM) will be updated to reflect flight test experience which has shown that the fuel burn under certain operating conditions is lower than predicted.
The Q400 aircraft is already the most technologically advanced turboprop airliner and the NextGen features will make it even more so. The Q400 NextGen aircraft is the turboprop airliner for the twenty-first century.