Ferry flight arriving Montreal

Ferry flight arriving Montreal.

Operated by USAF Special Operations Command and heavily modified accordingly, with a range of sensors. Approaching Prestwick's Runway 12 to land for a fuel stop before proceeding westbound transatlantic.

Aircraft operated by the US Special Operations Command seen taxiing round the loop for runway 12 departure.

Delivered to Setra as XA-BCO 2nd Feb 2001 and transferred to Banco de Mexico as XC-BCO Jan 2002. Became ANX-1231 with the Mexican Navy in Jan 2022

Delivered new as MTX-05 3rd Dec 2001 and re-registered AMT-230 Nov 2005. Became ANX-1230 22nd Aug 2015

Ex C-GDIW, N996HA, and HK-4495-X. Operated by Aires from 2007 until re-branded as LAN Colombia in 2011. Withdrawn and stored at Great Falls Mt. as N780LA in September 2015. To C-GJKQ in December 2019 and TT-DBZ with AVMAX Chad in March 2020.

Delivered new 6th June 1997 and became P4-TCO with Prime Aviation 24th March 2010

Bombardier used this Dash 8-202 as a employee shuttle between its facilities in Montreal (CYUL) and Downsview between about 1999 and 2012 (?) when it was replaced by a Dash 8-400. This aircraft was originally built for Mesa Airlines but never delivered. It was repainted in these colours when the Dash 8 was rebranded the "Q Series" to highlight the new active noise and vibration system (NVS) installed on new aircraft to reduce interior cabin noise. Bombardier also painted a Q300 (green) and Q400 (blue) in similar markings. It was sold to Sierra Nevada Corp. in 2012 and now flies for the USAF.

Simple LADS Hydrograhpy livery but no Navy logo at the time. Also note the sealed cockpit windows.

Departing Rwy 12 after a refuel on his way home after a check at Exeter by Flybe.

En-route to Exeter for a heavy maintenance check.

SATA currently uses six DHC-8 series aircraft to link the nine island's forming the Azores. Those aircraft are registered CS-TRB through CS-TRG. The Dash 8 fleet consists of two short -200 and four longer -400 aircraft, giving the company a perfect mix to adapt to the inter-island passenger demand. CS-TRC was built in 1997 and has previously been registered as C-FWBB (Bombardier), N347PH (Horizin Air) and C-FXBZ. Joint SATA in July of 2009.

Returning home after a check at Exeter.