List of De Havilland Canada Dash 8 operators
The De Havilland Canada DHC-8, previously the Bombardier Dash 8, is a regional turboprop aircraft that was previously delivered in three size categories, typically seating from 37 passengers (DHC-8-100) to 90 passengers (DHC-8-400). Only the larger DHC-8-400 model remains in production. The following lists both former and current operators.
Unfilled orders
Airline | Orders |
---|---|
Biman Bangladesh Airlines | 2 |
CIB Leasing | 1 |
Conair Group | 5 |
Ethiopian Airlines | 10 |
Philippine Airlines | 2 |
Qazaq Air | 2 |
SpiceJet | 25 |
US-Bangla Airlines | 3 |
Undisclosed | 4 |
Total | 54 |
Civil operators
- A total of 143 Dash 8 Series 100 aircraft were in airline service with 35 operators as of July 2018.[2]
- A total of 42 Dash 8 Series 200 aircraft were in commercial service with 16 operators as of July 2018.[2]
- A total of 151 Dash 8 Series 300 aircraft were in airline service, with 32 operators as of July 2018.[2]
- A total of 508 DHC-8-400 aircraft are in airline service, with 56 orders as of July 2018.[2][3]
Major Dash 8 operators include:
Airline | -100 | -200 | -300 | -400 | Total | Orders | Options |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abu Dhabi Aviation | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — |
Aero Contractors | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Air Creebec | 14 | — | 2 | — | 16 | — | — |
Air Greenland | — | 7 | — | — | 7 | — | — |
Air Iceland | — | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | — | — |
Air Inuit | 1 | — | 9 | — | 11 | — | — |
Air New Zealand | — | — | 23 | — | 23 | — | — |
ANA Wings | — | — | — | 24 | 24 | — | — |
Air Niugini | — | 2 | 5 | — | 7 | — | — |
Airphil Express | — | — | 4 | 12 | 16 | — | — |
Air Tanzania | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
Airlines PNG | 10 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — |
Arik Air | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Aurora | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | — | — |
Austrian Airlines (Tyrolean Airways)[4] | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — |
Avmax Aircraft Leasing[5] A C | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Biman Bangladesh Airlines[6] | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | — |
Bombardier Inc.[5] | — | 2 | — | 14 | 16 | — | — |
Canadian North[5] | 3 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — |
Croatia Airlines | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 4 |
Era Aviation (now operating as Ravn Alaska) | 10 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — |
Ethiopian Airlines | — | — | — | 26 | 26 | 3 | — |
LOT Polish Airlines[7] | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 3 | 6 |
Fly540 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
Goldcorp Canada[5] | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Gouvernement du Québec, Service aérien gouvernemental[5] | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
Horizon Air | — | — | — | 47 | 47 | — | 7 |
Hydro-Québec[5] | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
Jambojet | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — |
Japan Air Commuter | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Jazz (airline) | — | — | — | 43 | 43 | — | — |
Luxair | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — |
Maldivian | — | 2 | 8 | — | 10 | — | — |
Maroomba Airlines | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Medavia | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
Nav Canada[5] | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nok Air | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — |
North Cariboo Air (North Cariboo Flying Service) |
— | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — |
Olympic Air | 2 | — | — | 8 | 10 | — | — |
Oriental Air Bridge | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
PAL Aerospace | 3 | — | 5 | — | 8 | — | — |
PAL Express | — | — | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5 | — |
Perimeter Aviation | 5 | — | 3 | — | 8 | — | — |
Petroleum Air Services | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | — |
Porter Airlines | — | — | — | 29 | 29 | — | — |
Province of Alberta, Department Of Public Works[5] | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Regional 1 C | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | — | — |
QantasLink | — | 3 | 16 | 31 | 50 | — | — |
Qazaq Air | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — |
Regent Airways | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
Ryukyu Air Commuter | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — |
SATA Air Açores | — | 2 | — | 4 | 6 | — | — |
Shree Airlines | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Skippers Aviation | 2 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Skytrans Airlines | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
South African Express | — | — | — | 10[8] | 10 | — | — |
SpiceJet | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 |
Star Peru | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Tassili Airlines Algeria | — | 4 | — | 4 | 8 | — | — |
Transport Canada | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
US-Bangla Airlines | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Voyageur Airways | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
WestJet Encore | — | — | — | 47 | 47 | — | — |
Widerøe | 22 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 42 | — | — |
World Wide Aircraft Ferrying[5] | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Yemenia Joint Venture (YJV) | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Some 21 other airlines operate fewer than three Dash 8 Series 100s.[2] Some three other airlines operate fewer than two Dash 8 Series 200s.[2] Some 11 other airlines operate smaller numbers of Dash 8 Series 300.[9] Some 17 other airlines operate smaller numbers of Dash 8 Series 400.[9]
In February 2007, Pinnacle Airlines Corporation announced an order for 15 Q400s on behalf of its recently acquired subsidiary, Colgan Air. The aircraft will be operated in a codeshare agreement with Continental Airlines, under the Continental Connection banner out of their Newark, New Jersey hub.[10]
Notes
- :A.^ Two of the 100 series are listed as having their registration cancelled.
- :B.^ One of the 200 series is listed as having an expired registration as of 2005.
- :C.^ Regional 1 is owned by Avmax.
Former civil operators
- Air Wisconsin operating as United Express via a code sharing agreement with United Airlines
- America West Airlines
- Mesa Airlines operating as America West Express via a code sharing agreement with America West Airlines and later as US Airways Express via a code sharing agreement with US Airways and also as United Express via a code sharing agreement with United Airlines
- Colgan Air operating Q400 aircraft as Continental Connection via a code sharing agreement with Continental Airlines and later as United Express via a code sharing agreement with United Airlines
- CommutAir operating as Continental Express via code sharing agreement with Continental Airlines
- Freedom Airlines operating as the Delta Connection via a code sharing agreement with Delta Air Lines
- Henson Airlines operating as USAir Express via a code sharing agreement with USAir
- Island Air (Hawaii) (formerly operated DHC-8-100 aircraft that were subsequently removed from the fleet and now operates Q400 aircraft)
- Lynx Aviation operating code sharing flights with Q400 aircraft on behalf of Frontier Airlines
- Mesa Airlines
- Mesaba Airlines operating as Northwest Airlink via a code sharing agreement with Northwest Airlines
- Metro Airlines operating as Eastern Metro Express via a code sharing agreement with Eastern Airlines
Coast guard, border guard and military operators
Operator | Country | Number | Model | Role | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard | Netherlands | 2 | MPA-D8 | Maritime surveillance | [12] Based at Curaçao - Hato Air Base |
Netherlands Coast Guard | - | MPA-D8 | Maritime surveillance | 2 on order for delivery per 2021, to be based at Schiphol Airport | |
Australian Border Force | Australia | 10 | -200 (6) -300 (4) |
Maritime surveillance | [2][9] |
Royal Australian Navy | 1 | -200 | Hydrographic Survey | [13] | |
Royal Canadian Air Force | Canada | 4 | CT-142 "Gonzo" | Navigational trainer | [14] |
Transport Canada | 3 | M-102 | maritime surveillance (N.A.S.P.) on behalf of Canadian Coast Guard | [5] C-GCFJ (s/n 20) C-GSUR (s/n 46) C-FTFM (s/n 17) | |
Icelandic Coast Guard | Iceland | 1 | -300 | maritime surveillance | [15] |
Japan Coast Guard | Japan | 8 | -300 MSA | maritime surveillance | |
Kenya Air Force | Kenya | 3 | -100 | medium lift transport | |
Mexican Navy | Mexico | 1 | -202 | utility transport | |
Swedish Coast Guard | Sweden | 3 | -300 MSA | maritime surveillance | [16] |
United States Air Force | United States | 2 | E-9A "Widget" | surveillance aircraft | [17][18] |
United States Army | 13 | RO-6A | surveillance aircraft | [19][20] | |
U.S. Customs and Border Protection | 7 | 4-200s, 3-300s MPA | Maritime Patrol |
Other applications
Two used Q400s, acquired from Scandinavian Airlines System, were modified by Cascade Aerospace of Abbotsford, British Columbia for France's Sécurité Civile as fire-fighting water bombers in the fire season and as transport aircraft off season. The Q400 Airtanker can drop 10,000 L (2,200 imp gal; 2,600 US gal)[21] of water in this role compared to Bombardier's CL-415 dedicated water bomber which can drop 6,140 L (1,350 imp gal; 1,620 US gal). The latter, however, is amphibious and requires less infrastructure.
The National Police of Colombia operates a single Bombardier Dash 8-300 for utility transport.[22]
Neptune Aviation of Missoula, Montana have acquired a Q300 as a prototype for future Q200/Q300 water bombers to replace current P2V aircraft.[23]
References
- ^ "Program Status Report - Q Series aircraft" (PDF). Bombardier Aerospace. 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g "World Airline Census 2018". Flightglobal.com. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ^ "Program Status Report - Q Series" (PDF). June 30, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy". www.tyrolean.at. Archived from the original on 26 January 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j Aircraft listed at the Canadian Civil Aircraft Register Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine from Transport Canada. Search using "DHC-8" in the "Model Name:" box. Name in parenthesis is the owner name listed with TC. As of 21 March 2011 there were 180 DHC-8 registered.
- ^ "Fleet Information". www.biman-airlines.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
- ^ "Eurolot Signs for up to 20 Bombardier Q400 NextGen Airliners". Bombardier Inc. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
- ^ "Fleet". Fly SA Express. 2017-03-14. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
- ^ a b c "World Airliner Census". Flight International, 3–9 October 2006.
- ^ "Welcome to Pinnacle Airlines Corp. - Investor Relations - News Release". Archived from the original on 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Flybe.com/". www.flybe.com. Archived from the original on 2020-03-06. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ^ "Dash 8 - Coastguard Dutch Caribbean". kustwacht.org. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ "Laser Airborne Depth Sounder". Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ CT-142 Dash-8 - Overview Archived 2011-01-05 at the Wayback Machine, CT-142 Dash-8 - Technical Specifications Archived 2010-12-06 at the Wayback Machine Department of National Defence, March 2007. Retrieved: 22 October 2008.
- ^ "Archived copy". www.lhg.is. Archived from the original on 12 January 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.kustbevakningen.se. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "E-9A". U.S. Air Force. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
- ^ "53RD Weapons Evaluation Group". Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine Tyndall Air Force Base, 28 May 2008. Retrieved: 11 April 2009.
- ^ Embraer2020-12-04T12:30:00+00:00, In association with. "World Air Forces 2021". Flight Global. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Trevithick, Joseph. "We Now Know Exactly What Sensors the Army's Powerful New RO-6A Spy Planes Will Carry". The Drive. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
- ^ "Archived copy". www.cascadeaerospace.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2005. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "DASH-8 -Aviación Policial de la Policía Nacional". National Police of Colombia. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ Missoulian, ROBERT STRUCKMAN of the. "Neptune Aviation unveils next step in slurry bomber evolution". Missoulian.com. Retrieved 2016-10-22.