De Havilland announces new Twin Otter
De Havilland Canada has launched a new version of its DHC-6 Twin Otter short take-off and landing (STOL) utility aircraft at the Paris Air Show
The DHC-6 Twin Otter Classic 300-G features an ‘increased payload range and decreased operating costs’, according to Brian Chafe, CEO of De Havilland Canada. He added that the new aircraft also includes ‘an all-new cabin interior and flight deck featuring the Garmin G1000 NXi fully integrated avionics suite’.
Carl Wolf, Vice President of Aviation Sales and Marketing at Garmin, added: “The G1000 NXi will bring wireless cockpit connectivity, enhanced situational awareness, visual approach capability, and our fully integrated GFC 700 autopilot with envelope protection to the Classic 300-G aircraft.”
De Havilland Canada added that it already has a number of purchase agreements and letters of intent from buyers for the Classic 300-G, worth a combined total of 45 aircraft.
This includes a letter of interest from Indian regional airline flybig to acquire 10 of the new Classic 300-G aircraft, alongside a purchase agreement for two Series 400 Twin Otters. The company also received an order for 10 units from aircraft trading firm Jetcraft Commercial.
The Twin Otter is a popular choice for conducting medevac, passenger and cargo transport, as well as other special missions, particularly due to its ability to operate in remote areas. A feature on the benefits of using turboprop aircraft to deliver emergency medical services (EMS) will appear in AirMed&Rescue’s August 2023 edition.
Elsewhere at the Paris Air Show, German air ambulance provider ADAC Luftrettung announced that it is acquiring two electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft from Volocopter.