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 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]

As of December 31, 2018

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.^{[3][needs update]}
• A total of 42 Dash 8 Series 200 aircraft were in commercial service with 16 operators as of July 2018.^{[3][needs update]}
• A total of 151 Dash 8 Series 300 aircraft were in airline service, with 32 operators as of July 2018.^{[3][needs update]}
• A total of 508 DHC-8-400 aircraft are in airline service, with 56 orders as of July 2018.^{[3][4][needs update]}

Airline	-100	-200	-300	-400	Total	Orders	Options
748 Air Services	6	—	—	6	12	—	—
Abu Dhabi Aviation	—	1	3	2	6	—	—
Aero Contractors	—	—	1	—	1	—	—
Aero Transporte S.A.	—	—	—	2	2	—	—
Air Bikini	1	—	—	—	1	—	—
Air Canada Express	—	—	—	39	39	—	—
Universal Air	1	—	—	3	4	—	2
Air Côte d'Ivoire	—	—	—	4	4	—	—
Air Creebec	15	—	2	—	17	—	—
Air Greenland	—	8	—	—	8	—	—
Air Inuit	3	—	12	—	15	—	—
Air Kiribati	1	—	—	—	1	—	—
Air Marshall Islands	1	—	—	—	1	—	—
Air New Zealand	—	—	23	—	23	—
Air Niugini	—	—	1	3	4	—	—
Air Tanzania	—	—	—	5	5	—	—
Airkenya Express	1	1	—	—	2	—	—
Airlines PNG	8	—	—	—	8	—	—
Airworks Kenya	1	1	—	—	2	—	—
ALS – Aircraft Leasing Services	8	1	2	—	11	—	—
ANA Wings	—	—	—	24	24	—	—
Arik Air	—	—	—	4	4	—	—
Asia Pacific Airlines (PNG)	3	—	—	—	3	—	—
Auric Air	1	1	—	—	2	—	—
Aurora	—	2	1	5	8	—	—
Avioandes	—	1	—	—	1	—	—
Avmax Aircraft Leasing[5] A C	3	1	—	—	4	—	—
Banco de México	—	1	—	—	1	—	—
Berry Aviation	—	7	—	—	7	—	—
Bighorn Airways	3	—	—	—	3	—	—
Blue Bird Aviation Yemen	3	1	—	—	4	—	—
Bluebird Aviation	3	—	—	4	7	—	—
Biman Bangladesh Airlines[6]	—	—	—	5	5	2	—
Bombardier Inc.[5]	—	2	—	14	16	—	—
Camair-Co	—	—	—	2	2	—	—
CemAir	1	—	2	4	7	—	—
Central Mountain Air	5	—	5	—	10	—	—
Chrono Aviation	1	—	—	—	1	—	—
Conair Group	—	—	—	14	14	—	—
Congo Airways	—	—	—	2	2	—	—
Connect Airlines	—	—	—	2	2	—	—
ConocoPhillips	—	—	—	2	2	—	—
Croatia Airlines	—	—	—	6	6	—	4
DAC East Africa	2	1	—	1	4	—	—
Dynamic Aviation	4	1	3	—	8	—	—
Eastafrican.com	1	—	1	—	2	—	—
Era Aviation (now operating as Ravn Alaska)	10	—	1	—	11	—	—
Ethiopian Airlines	—	—	—	33	33	3	—
Falcon Aviation Services	—	—	—	3	3	—	—
Fly540	1	1	1	—	3	—	—
Goldcorp Canada[5]	—	—	1	—	1	—	—
Gouvernement du Québec, Service aérien gouvernemental[5]	—	1	1	—	2	—	—
Heli Malongo Airways	—	—	—	2	2	—	—
Hydro-Québec[5]	—	—	1	2	3	—	—
Icelandair	—	3	—	3	6	—	—
Jambojet	—	—	—	7	7	—	—
LAM Mozambique Airlines	—	—	—	1	1	—	—
Luxair	—	—	—	11	11	—	—
Luxwing	—	—	—	4	4	—	—
Maldivian	—	2	7	—	9	—	—
Maroomba Airlines	3	—	2	—	5	—	—
Medavia	—	—	1	—	1	—	—
Moçambique Expresso	—	—	—	1	1	—	—
National Jet Express	—	—	—	9	9	—	—
Nav Canada[5]	1	—	—	—	1	—	—
North Cariboo Air (North Cariboo Flying Service)	—	—	3	—	3	—	—
Nouvelle Air Affaires Gabon	—	—	1	—	1	—	—
Olympic Air	2	—	—	—	2	—	—
Oriental Air Bridge	—	2	—	—	2	—	—
PAL Aerospace	2	—	6	7	15	—	—
PAL Express	—	—	—	10	10	5	—
Passion Air	—	—	3	2	5	—	—
Perimeter Aviation	6	—	5	—	11	—	—
Petro Air	—	—	2	—	2	—	—
Petroleum Air Services	—	—	5	—	5	—	—
Pivot Airlines	1	—	—	—	1	—	—
Polyarnye Avialinii	—	—	3	—	3	—	—
Porter Airlines	—	—	—	29	29	—	—
Prime Aviation	—	—	2	—	2	—	—
Proflight Zambia	—	—	1	—	1	—	—
Province of Alberta, Department Of Public Works[5]	1	—	—	—	1	—	—
Regional 1 C	1	—	—	—	1	—	—
QantasLink	—	3	16	31	50	—	—
Qazaq Air	—	—	—	5	5	2	—
RwandAir	—	—	—	2	2	—	—
Ryukyu Air Commuter	—	—	—	5	5	—	—
Safarilink Aviation	—	1	2	—	3	—	—
SATA Air Açores	—	2	—	5	7	—	—
Shree Airlines	—	—	—	7	7	—	—
Skippers Aviation	4	—	6	—	10	—	—
Skytrans Airlines	5	—	1	—	6	—	—
Skyward Express	1	—	1	—	2	—	—
SpiceJet	—	—	—	28	28	25	25
Star Peru	—	—	—	2	2	—	—
Summit Air	2	—	1	—	3	—	—
Sunwest Aviation	—	1	3	—	4	—	—
TAAG Angola Airlines	—	—	—	6	6	—	—
Tassili Airlines Algeria	—	4	—	4	8	—	—
Trans Nation Airways	—	2	—	—	2	—	—
Transport Canada	3	—	—	—	3	—	—
UmzaXpress	—	—	—	2	2	—	—
Voyageur Airways	20	—	18	2	40	—	—
Wasaya Airways	4	—	2	—	6	—	—
WestJet Encore	—	—	—	47	47	—	—
Widerøe	23	3	4	16	45	—	—
World Wide Aircraft Ferrying[5]	—	—	1	1	2	—	—
Total	168	54	157	428	807	41	29

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

Airline	-100	-200	-300	-400	Total
Air Alliance	18	—	—	—	18
Air Atlantic	22	—	—	—	22
Air Atonabee	4	—	—	—	4
Air BC	15	—	6	—	21
Air Berlin	—	—	—	20	20
Air Dolomiti	—	—	3	—	3
Air Labrador	3	—	—	—	3
Air Nostrum	—	—	19	—	19
Air Nova	30	—	7	—	37
Air Ontario	41	—	7	—	48
Air Panama	—	—	1	—	1
Air Sénégal International	2	—	1	—	3
Air Service Gabon	6	—	1	—	7
Air Southwest	—	—	7	—	7
Air Wisconsin	5	—	7	—	12
airBaltic	—	—	—	12	12
ALM Antillean Airlines	—	—	6	—	6
Amakusa Airlines	1	—	—	—	1
America West Airlines	12	1	—	—	13
Ansett New Zealand	7	—	2	—	9
Arctic Sunwest Charters	2	—	—	—	2
Augsburg Airways	5	2	11	10	28
Austrian Airlines (Tyrolean Airways)	14	—	22	18	54
Bahamasair	—	—	9	—	9
Buraq Air	—	—	1	—	1
Canadian North[5]	6	—	1	—	7
City Express	2	—	—	—	2
Colgan Air	—	—	—	32	32
CommutAir	—	16	6	—	22
Darwin Airline	—	—	—	2	2
Denim Air	—	—	1	—	1
Dutch Caribbean Airlines	—	—	2	—	2
Eastern Airways	—	—	3	—	3
Eznis Airways	—	—	—	2	2
Flybe (1979-2020)	—	3	11	79	93
Flybe	—	—	—	10	10
FlyViking	3	—	—	—	3
Freedom Airlines	12	—	—	—	12
GMG Airlines	3	—	2	—	5
Hawkair	6	—	2	—	8
Henson Airlines	40	—	—	—	40
Horizon Air	24	28	—	56	108
InterSky	—	—	5	—	5
Island Air (Hawaii)	13	3	—	8	24
Japan Air Commuter	—	—	—	11	11
Jeju Air	—	—	—	5	5
Jetstar	—	—	5	—	5
LAN Colombia	—	9	—	4	13
LIAT	12	—	17	—	29
LC Perú	—	6	—	3	9
LOT Polish Airlines	—	—	—	12	12
Lynx Aviation	—	—	—	11	11
Malév Hungarian Airlines	—	—	—	4	4
Mesa Airlines	—	16	7	—	23
Mesaba Airlines	25	—	—	—	25
Metro Airlines	9	—	—	—	9
NorOntair	2	—	—	—	2
Origin Pacific Airways	3	—	2	—	5
PENTA – Pena Transportes Aéreos	—	—	2	—	2
Piedmont Airlines	77	19	12	—	108
Regent Airways	—	—	2	—	2
Republic Airline	—	—	—	31	31
Royal Jordanian Airlines	—	—	—	2	2
Scandinavian Airlines	—	—	—	28	28
Silverstone Air	2	—	3	—	5
Sky Regional	—	—	—	5	5
SkyWork Airlines	—	—	—	3	3
South African Express	—	—	13	10	23
Southern Star Airlines	1	—	—	—	1
Starbow	—	—	—	1	1
Surinam Airways	—	—	1	—	1
TABA – Transportes Aéreos da Bacia Amazônica	—	—	6	—	6
Tavaj Linhas Aéreas	—	2	—	—	2
Time Air	7	—	18	—	25
Uni Air	—	1	13	—	14
United Airways	2	—	—	—	2
Vincent Aviation	1	—	—	—	1
Wings Air	—	—	3	—	3
Yemenia Joint Venture (YJV)	3	—	—	—	3
Total	443	103	247	382	1,172

Remarks

• Air Wisconsin operating as United Express via a code sharing agreement with United 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
• 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	[7] Based at Curaçao - Hato Air Base
Netherlands Coast Guard		2	MPA-D8	Maritime surveillance	[8] Based at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Australian Border Force	Australia	10	-200 (6) -300 (4)	Maritime surveillance	[3][9]
Royal Australian Navy		1	-200	Hydrographic Survey	[10]
Royal Canadian Air Force	Canada	4	CT-142 "Gonzo"	Navigational trainer	[11]
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 MSA	maritime surveillance	[12]
Japan Coast Guard	Japan	7	-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	[13]
United States Air Force	United States	2	E-9A "Widget"	surveillance aircraft	[14][15]
United States Army		13	RO-6A	surveillance aircraft	[16][17]
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)^[18] 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.^[19]

Neptune Aviation of Missoula, Montana have acquired a Q300 as a prototype for future Q200/Q300 water bombers to replace current P2V aircraft.^[20]

The United States Department of State operates seven Dash 8-300 aircraft.^[21]

References

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5. 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 parentheses is the owner name listed with TC. As of 21 March 2011 there were 180 DHC-8 registered.
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17. Trevithick, Joseph (20 February 2018). "We Now Know Exactly What Sensors the Army's Powerful New RO-6A Spy Planes Will Carry". The Drive. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
18. "Cascade - Q400 Airtanker Conversion". www.cascadeaerospace.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2005. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
19. "DASH-8 -Aviación Policial de la Policía Nacional". National Police of Colombia. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
20. Missoulian, ROBERT STRUCKMAN of the (9 July 2005). "Neptune Aviation unveils next step in slurry bomber evolution". Missoulian.com. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
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