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De Havilland Canada Launches Updated, Lighter DHC-6

Canadian airframer De Havilland secured commitments for 45 aircraft to back the launch of the DHC-6 Twin Otter Classic 300-G.

De Havilland DHC-400 at 2023 Paris Airshow — De Havilland Canada launched a smaller and lighter Twin Otter—the Classic 300-G—on June 19 at the 2023 Paris Airshow. It is displaying a Twin Otter 400 this week at the airshow. (Photo: David McIntosh/AIN)

By Cathy Buyck • Contributor - Europe

June 20, 2023

De Havilland Aircraft of Canada (DHC) unveiled a new variant of its turboprop-twin short takeoff and landing (STOL) DHC-6 Twin Otter—the Classic 300-G—at the Paris Airshow on Monday.

The company has already secured purchase agreements and letters of intent for 45 examples of the fifth-generation Twin Otter. Aircraft leasing firm Jetcraft Commercial is the launch customer, taking the first ten 300-Gs, with deliveries set to start next year.

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