Chorus Aviation executes agreements to sell nine Dash 8-400s
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Background ✨
Chorus Aviation Inc CFO Gary Osborne said on the 4Q2025 earnings call that liquidity stood at CAD169 million at year-end, and expected it to remain strong as free cash flow and around USD56 million (about CAD78 million) of net proceeds were realised from the remaining eight Dash 8-400 sales closing between Feb-2026 and Jul-2026.1 Chorus' FY2026 forecast included CAD100,000-CAD110,000 of free cash flow and identified eight wholly-owned CPA-leased aircraft as available for sale.2