Originally Posted by
Alpine Flyer
SAS was totally new to the Dash and Bombardier/deHavilland when they introduced the Q400.... Other operators with previous Dash 8 experience had their problems as well but not all of the problems SAS encountered. There is a kind of "a regional aircraft operated by a mainline" theory for some of the problems SAS had.
Not really. SAS bought Wideroe in 1997 who had full experience of just about every deHavilland Canada product ever made, and a fleet by then mainly Dash 8. Lots of knowledge in house.