Germany’s Avanti Air adds first Dash 8-Q400

Avanti Air (ATV, Paderborn/Lippstadt) has taken delivery of its first DHC-8-Q400 as it kicks off its previously announced transition to the turboprop fleet.

At 14.3 years of age, D-AASH (msn 4187) was last operated by flybe. (2002) (BE, Exeter) through its collapse in March 2020, the ch-aviation fleets history module shows. It is owned by Aergo Capital and was ferried to Saarbrücken for storage on July 1, 2020, still registered as G-PRPA. While it remains at the west German airport, its British registration was cancelled on January 28, 2022, following which it was added to the German register.

The German charter specialist is set to add at least two DHC-8-Q400s this year. Last year, Avanti Air sold both of its Fokker 100s after it chose to focus on De Havilland Aircraft of Canada turboprops going forward. While both Fokker Aircraft have been sold to Network Aviation (NWK, Perth Int’l), one of them – D-AOLG (msn 11452) – remains parked at Saarbrücken.