De Havilland Aircraft of Canada has announced that Aero Transporte SA (ATSA) has signed a "firm agreement" for a Dash 8-400 freighter conversion with a large cargo door.
The deal will make ATSA the first South American operator of Dash 8-400 aircraft to join De Havilland Canada’s Cargo Solutions Program. ATSA operates two Dash 8-400s from its base in Peru to support the local mining sector.
“As an experienced operator of the Dash 8-400 aircraft, we have first-hand knowledge of its outstanding performance capability to support our expanding cargo operations in Peru’s mining sector. Our country’s complex geography that includes arid coastal plains, the Andean mountains, and the rain forests of the Amazon basin, make the Dash 8-400 aircraft the ideal choice for this type of operation,” said Carlos Cueva, ATSA president.
“We are delighted to welcome ATSA to our cargo solutions programme and we wish the airline all the best with its expanding operations to support more cargo transport,” said Philippe Poutissou, vice president, sales and marketing, De Havilland Canada.