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Aug 11, 2020 (newstodate): The world market will soon be overflowed by an abundance of second-hand Dash Q400 aircraft.
Skyworld Aviation has been appointed to assist in the remarketing of 11 Q400 aircraft formerly operated by Flybe, aiming at outright sales with options for leasing.
Lurking on the horizon is the remarketing of another batch of 12 Bombardier Q400 aircraft in the fleet of the Latvian carrier airBaltic, but in the process of being phased out and already withdrawn from service.
airBaltic's fleet of Q400 aircraft are leased from Nordic Aviation Capital under a contract expiring in 2023, while the parties are reportedly negotiating an earlier redelivery scheme.
One future career for the aging Q400 aircraft may be in the cargo market where cargo conversion kits are now offered by various providers allowing the aircraft to serve express cargo operators.