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The De Havilland Canada Dash 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 remained in production until 2021.[1] The following lists both former and current operators.

Unfilled orders

As of early 2021, De Havilland announced the suspension of production after a backlog of 19 aircraft had been completed.[1] As of December 2018, the following customers had outstanding orders listed:[2]

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As of 31 December 2018
Airline Country Orders
Biman Bangladesh Airlines Bangladesh 2
CIB Leasing China 1
Conair Group Canada 5
Ethiopian Airlines Ethiopia 10
Philippine Airlines Philippines 2
Qazaq Air Kazakhstan 2
SpiceJet India 25
US-Bangla Airlines Bangladesh 3
Undisclosed 4
Total 54
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A Widerøe De Havilland 100 series at Sandane Airport
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An Air Greenland De Havilland 200 series at Nuuk Airport
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An Air New Zealand De Havilland 300 series at Wellington Airport
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A WestJet Encore De Havilland 400 series at Calgary International Airport
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An E-9A Widget (developed from the 100 series) of the United States Air Force over Tyndall Air Force Base
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The underside of a Q400-MR (a Q400 adapted to aerial firefighting) as flown by the French Sécurité Civile
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A CT-142 operated by the Canadian Air Force
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The cockpit on a 300 series
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The cockpit on a 400 series
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Inside a 400 series cabin with four-abreast, 2–2 seating
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Landing gear bay on a QantasLink Dash 8 Q400 at Canberra Airport
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Landing gear of QantasLink Dash 8 Q400 at Canberra Airport

Figures for Canadian operators are correct as of 10 February 2025.[3] The reference includes one DHC-8-102 operated by Hawkair Aviation Services. However, the airline ceased operations in 2016, the certificate of registration was cancelled and the aircraft is not listed below with current operators.

  • A total of 164 Dash 8 Series 100 aircraft were in airline service with 39 operators as of July 2018 and February 2025.[4][needs update][3]
  • A total of 54 Dash 8 Series 200 aircraft were in commercial service with 27 operators as of July 2018 and February 2025.[4][needs update][3]
  • A total of 159 Dash 8 Series 300 aircraft were in airline service, with 45 operators as of July 2018 and February 2025.[4][needs update][3]
  • A total of 443 DHC-8-400 aircraft are in airline service, with 55 operators as of July 2018 and February 2025.[4][5][needs update][3]
More information Airline, Country ...
Airline Country -100 -200 -300 -400 Total Orders Options
3 Points AviationCanada——1—1——
748 Air ServicesKenya6——713——
Abu Dhabi AviationUnited Arab Emirates—1326——
Aero ContractorsNigeria——1—1——
Aero Transporte S.A.Peru———22——
Air BikiniMarshall Islands1———1——
Air Côte d'IvoireIvory Coast———44——
Air CreebecCanada18—2—20——
Air GreenlandGreenland—8——8——
Air InuitCanada4—13—17——
Air KiribatiKiribati1———1——
Air Marshall IslandsMarshall Islands2———2——
Air New ZealandNew Zealand——23—23—
Air NiuginiPapua New Guinea——145——
Air TanzaniaTanzania———55——
Airkenya ExpressKenya12——3——
PNG AirPapua New Guinea8———8——
Airworks KenyaKenya11——2——
Aircraft Leasing ServicesKenya812—11——
ANA WingsJapan———2424——
Arik AirNigeria———44——
Asia Pacific AirlinesPapua New Guinea3———3——
Auric AirTanzania11——2——
AuroraRussia—2158——
AvioandesEcuador—1——1——
Avmax Aircraft LeasingCanada112—4——
Bank of MexicoMexico—1——1——
Berry AviationUnited States—7——7——
Bighorn AirwaysUnited States3———3——
Biman Bangladesh Airlines[6]Bangladesh———552—
Blue Bird AviationYemen31——4——
Bluebird AviationKenya3——47——
Camair-CoCameroon———22——
CemAirSouth Africa1—247——
Central Mountain AirCanada4—6111——
Chrono JetCanada2———2——
Conair GroupCanada———1414——
Congo AirwaysDemocratic Republic of the Congo———22——
ConocoPhillipsUnited States———33——
Croatia AirlinesCroatia———55—4
DAC East AfricaKenya21—14——
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada LimitedCanada—1—56——
Dynamic AviationUnited States413—8——
Eastafrican.comKenya1—1—2——
Era Aviation (now operating as Ravn Alaska)United States10—1—11——
Ethiopian AirlinesEthiopia———30303—
Falcon Aviation ServicesUnited Arab Emirates———33——
Fly540Kenya111—3——
Goldcorp CanadaCanada——1—1——
Gouvernement du Québec, Service aérien gouvernementalCanada—11—2——
Heli Malongo AirwaysAngola———22——
Hydro-QuébecCanada——224——
IcelandairIceland—3—36——
JambojetKenya———77——
Jazz AviationACanada———3939——
JD Aero TechnicalCanada———11——
LAM Mozambique AirlinesMozambique———33——
LuxairLuxembourg———1111——
LuxwingMalta———22——
MaldivianMaldives—14—5——
Maroomba AirlinesAustralia3—2—5——
Moçambique ExpressoMozambique———11——
National Jet ExpressAustralia———99——
Nexus AirlinesAustralia———55——
North Cariboo Air (North Cariboo Flying Service)Canada——3—3——
Northstar AvleaseCanada——1—1——
Nouvelle Air Affaires GabonGabon——1—1——
Olympic AirGreece2———2——
Oriental Air BridgeJapan—2——2——
PAL AirlinesACanada2—31520——
PAL AerospaceCanada5—16——
PAL ExpressPhilippines———11114—
Passion AirGhana——325——
Perimeter AviationCanada11—6—17——
Petro AirLibya——2—2——
Petroleum Air ServicesEgypt——5—5——
Pivot Airlines (2746904 Ontario Inc.)[7]Canada1———1——
Polar AirlinesRussia——3—3——
Porter AirlinesCanada———2929——
Prime AviationKazakhstan——2—2——
QantasLinkAustralia—363443——
Qazaq AirKazakhstan———552—
RwandAirRwanda———22——
Ryukyu Air CommuterJapan———55——
Safarilink AviationKenya—12—3——
SATA Air AçoresPortugal—2—57——
Shree AirlinesNepal———77——
Skippers AviationAustralia4—6—10——
SkytransAustralia5—1—6——
Skyward ExpressKenya1—1—2——
SpiceJetIndia———24242525
Star PerúPeru———22——
Summit AirCanada3—1—4——
Sunwest AviationCanada—12—3——
TAAG Angola AirlinesAngola———66——
Tassili Airlines AlgeriaAlgeria—4—48——
UmzaXpressNigeria———33——
Universal AirMalta1——34—2
Voyageur AirwaysCanada11—15127——
Wasaya AirwaysCanada1—1—2——
WestJet EncoreCanada———4141——
WiderøeNorway23431747——
World Wide Aircraft FerryingCanada——1—1——
Total 171 53 142 437 803 36 31
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  • A.^ All 39 of the 400 series in the Jazz Aviation fleet and 7 of the 15 in the PAL Airlines fleet are operated under the brand name Air Canada Express.[8]

Former civil operators

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Airline Country -100 -200 -300 -400 Total
Air Alliance[9]Canada8———8
Air Atlantic[10]Canada22———22
Air Atonabee (City Express)[11]Canada7———7
Air BC[12]Canada18—8—26
Air BerlinGermany———2020
Air DolomitiItaly——3—3
Air NostrumSpain——19—19
Air Nova[13]Canada29—2—31
Air Ontario[14]Canada27—6—33
Air PanamaPanama——1—1
Air Sénégal InternationalSenegal2—1—3
Air Service GabonGabon6—1—7
Air SouthwestUnited Kingdom——7—7
Air WisconsinUnited States5—7—12
airBalticLatvia———1212
Province of Alberta, Department Of Public Works[15]Canada1———1
ALM Antillean AirlinesNetherlands——6—6
AmakUnited States AirlinesJapan1———1
America West AirlinesUnited States121——13
Ansett New ZealandNew Zealand7—2—9
Arctic Sunwest Charters (8199400 Canada)[16]Canada2———2
Augsburg AirwaysGermany52111028
Austrian Airlines (Tyrolean Airways)Austria14—221854
Avmax Aircraft Leasing[17]Canada4819341102
BahamasairBahamas——9—9
Bombardier Inc.[18]Canada3423296326
Buraq AirLibya——1—1
Canadian North[19]Canada4—1—5
Colgan AirUnited States———3232
CommuteAirUnited States—166—22
Connect AirlinesUnited States———22
Darwin AirlineSwitzerland———22
Denim AirNetherlands——1—1
Dutch Caribbean AirlinesNetherlands——2—2
Eastern AirwaysUnited Kingdom——3—3
Eznis AirwaysMongolia———22
Field Aviation CompanyCanada21622—30
Flybe (1979–2020)United Kingdom—3117993
Flybe (2022–2023)United Kingdom———1010
FlyVikingNorway3———3
Freedom AirlinesUnited States12———12
GMG AirlinesBangladesh3—2—5
Hawkair[20]Canada7—2—9
Henson AirlinesUnited States40———40
Horizon AirUnited States2428—56108
InterSkyAustria——5—5
Island Air (Hawaii)United States133—824
Japan Air CommuterJapan———1111
Jeju AirSouth Korea———55
JetstarAustralia——5—5
LAN ColombiaColombia—9—413
LC PerúPeru—6—39
LIAT20Antigua and Barbuda12—17—29
LOT Polish AirlinesPoland———1212
Lynx AviationUnited States———1111
Malév Hungarian AirlinesHungary———44
MedaviaMalta2—2—4
Mesa AirlinesUnited States—167—23
Mesaba AirlinesUnited States25———25
Metro AirlinesUnited States9———9
Nav Canada[21]Canada1———1
NorOntair (Air-Dale Limited)[22]Canada2———2
Origin Pacific AirwaysNew Zealand3—2—5
Pena Transportes AéreosBrazil——2—2
Piedmont AirlinesUnited States771912—108
Proflight ZambiaZambia——1—1
Regent AirwaysBangladesh——2—2
R1 Airlines[23]Canada2177—35
Republic AirlineUnited States———3131
Royal Jordanian AirlinesJordan———22
Scandinavian AirlinesSweden———2828
Silverstone AirKenya2—3—5
Sky Regional[24]Canada———55
Skyservices Limited[25]Canada1———1
SkyWork AirlinesSwitzerland———33
South African ExpressSouth Africa——131023
Southern Star AirlinesSouth Sudan1———1
StarbowGhana———11
Surinam AirwaysSuriname——1—1
Trans Nation AirwaysEthiopia—1——1
Transportes Aéreos Regionais da Bacia AmazônicaBrazil——6—6
Tavaj Linhas AéreasBrazil—2——2
Time Air[26]Canada12—20—32
Uni AirTaiwan—113—14
United AirwaysBangladesh2———2
Vincent AviationNew Zealand1———1
Wings AirIndonesia——3—3
Yemenia Joint Venture (YJV)Yemen3———3
Total 495 136 309 676 1,616
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Coast guard, border guard and military operators

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Operator Country Number Model Role Ref
Dutch Caribbean Coast GuardNetherlands2MPA-D8Maritime surveillance, based at Curaçao - Hato Air Base[27]
Netherlands Coastguard2MPA-D8Maritime surveillance, based at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol[28]
Australian Border ForceAustralia10-200 (6)
-300 (4)		Maritime surveillance[4][29]
Royal Australian Navy1-200Hydrographic survey[30]
Royal Canadian Air ForceCanada4CT-142 "Gonzo"Navigational trainer[31][32]
Government of Canada,
Department Of Transport		3-200 (2)
-300 (1)		Maritime surveillance (National Aerial Surveillance Program) on behalf of the Canadian Coast Guard[33]
Icelandic Coast GuardIceland1-300 MSAMaritime surveillance[34]
Japan Coast GuardJapan7-300 MSAMaritime surveillance
Kenya Air ForceKenya3-100Medium lift transport
Mexican NavyMexico1-202Utility transport
Swedish Coast GuardSweden3-300 MSAMaritime surveillance[35]
United States Air ForceUnited States2E-9A WidgetSurveillance aircraft[36][37]
United States Army13RO-6ASurveillance aircraft[38][39]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection7-200 (4)
-300 MPA (3)		Maritime patrol
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Other applications

Two used Q400s, acquired from Scandinavian Airlines System, were modified by Cascade Aerospace of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada 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)[40] of water in this role compared to De Havilland Canada's CL-415 dedicated water bomber which can drop 6,140 L (1,350 imp gal; 1,620 US gal). The latter, however, is an amphibious aircraft and requires less infrastructure.

The National Police of Colombia operates a single De Havilland Dash 8-300 for utility transport.[41]

Neptune Aviation of Missoula, Montana have acquired a Q300 as a prototype for future Q200/Q300 water bombers to replace current P2V aircraft.[42]

The United States Department of State operates seven Dash 8-300 aircraft.[43]

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