List of BAe 146 operators explained

As of 14 September 2024, 84 aircraft are in service, including 25 BAe 146s and 59 Avro RJs. This includes 28 in North America, 25 in Asia, 15 in South America, 7 in Oceania, 6 in Africa and 3 in Europe.^[1]

Current operators

Australia

• Pionair Australia (4)
• Qantas Freight (3)

Bahrain

• Bahrain Defence Force (4)
• Bahrain Royal Flight (1)

Bolivia

• EcoJet (4)
• Minera San Cristobal (1)
• TAM Empresa Pública - TAMep (1)

Canada

• Conair Aerial Firefighting (3)
• North Cariboo Air (2)
• Summit Air (7)

Chile

• Aerovías DAP (9)

Indonesia

• Indonesia Government (1)

Iran

• Islamic Republic of Iran (1)
• Mahan Air (11)
• Qeshm Airlines (3)
• Yazd Airways (1)

Kyrgyzstan

• TezJet (2)

Libya

• Air Libya (5)

Morocco

• Morocco Government (1)

United Kingdom

• Empire Test Pilots' School (2)
• Natural Environment Research Council (1)

United States

• Aero-Flite Aerial Firefighting (7)
• Air Spray USA (1)
• Neptune Aviation Services (9)

Civil operators

Current and former operators are included on the following list.

• Albanian Airlines - ceased operations

• Armenia Airways - former operator

• Ansett Australia - ceased operations
• Australian airExpress - ceased operations

• Australian Airlink - ceased operations
• National Jet Express, formerly Cobham Aviation Services Australia
• Norfolk Jet Express - ceased operations
• Pionair Australia
• TNT - ceased operations

• Brussels Airlines - former operator
• Delta Air Transport - former operator
• SABENA - former operator
• SN Brussels Airlines - former operator
• TNT Airways - former operator
  • →ASL Airlines Belgium

• Aerosur - ceased operations
• EcoJet
• TAM - ceased operations

• Air Botswana - former operator

• Air Brasil - former operator
• TABA – Transportes Aéreos da Bacia Amazônica - former operator

• Avia Bravo
• Bulgaria Air - former operator
• Hemus Air - ceased operations

• Air Atlantic - former operator
• Air BC - former operator
• Air Canada Jazz - former operator
• Air Nova - former operator
• Air Spray - currently flies converted BAe 146-200 aircraft as aerial firefighting air tankers.
• Conair Group - currently flies converted Avro RJ85 aircraft as aerial firefighting air tankers.
• First Air - former operator (Avro RJ85)
• North Cariboo Air - current operator of RJ100 aircraft.(2)
• Summit Air - current operator of Avro RJ85 and RJ100 aircraft

• Aerovías DAP
• LAN-Chile - former operator
  • → LATAM Chile

• CAAC Airlines - former operator
  • →Air China - former operator
  • →China Eastern Airlines - former operator
  • →China Northwest Airlines→China Eastern Airlines - former operator

• SAM - former operator

• Korongo Airlines - former operator

• Air Djibouti - former operator

• Sol Dominicana Airlines - ceased operations

• Cronos Airlines - former operator

• Atlantic Airways - former operator

• Eurowings - former operator
• Lufthansa CityLine - former operator
• WDL Aviation - former operator
  • →German Regional Airlines

• Starbow Airlines - ceased operations

• Aegean Airlines - former operator
• Astra Airlines - former operator, ceased operations
• Ellinair - former operator, ceased operations

• TNT Malev Express - ceased operations

• Aviastar Mandiri
• National Air Charter - former operator
• Penas Air - ceased operations

• MDLR Airlines - ceased operations

• Mahan Air
• Qeshm Air
• Taban Air - former operator

• Aer Lingus - former operator
• CityJet - former operator

• Manx Airlines - former operator, ceased operations

• Air Dolomiti - former operator
• Alisarda - former operator; ceased operations
• Meridiana - former operator; ceased operations
• Sagittair - ceased operations

• TezJet

• airBaltic - former operator (Avro RJ70 1996-2005)

• Air Libya

• efly - ceased operations

• Heritage Air (Melaka) - ceased operations

• Eznis Airways - former operator

• Air National - former operator, ceased flight operations
• Ansett New Zealand, later Qantas New Zealand - former operator, ceased operations
• Mount Cook Airlines - former operator
• Vincent Aviation - ceased operations

• Star Peru - former operator

• Asian Spirit - former operator
• Royal Air Philippines
• SkyJet Airlines

• Makung Airlines (now known as Uni Air) - former operator

• Aviro Air - ceased operations
• Romavia - former operator, ceased operations

• Airlink - former operator
• Safair - former operator

• Centavia - ceased operations

• Meridiana Air - former operator
• Orion Air - former operator
• Pan Air - former operator
  • →ASL Airlines Spain - former operator, ceased operations

• Malmö Aviation / BRA Braathens Regional Airlines - ceased RJ operations in March 2020.^[2]
• Transwede Airways - former operator, ceased operations in 2010.

Switzerland

• Crossair - ceased operations
• Swiss Global Air Lines - former operator

• Thai Airways - former operator

• Turkish Airlines - former operator

• AirUK - former operator
• British Airways - former operator
• British Caribbean Airways (British Virgin Islands) - former operator
• Capital Airlines - former operator
• Cello Aviation - former operator, ceased operations
• Dan-Air - former operator
• Debonair - former operator
• Easyjet - former operator
• Flightline - ceased operations
• Flybe - former operator, ceased operations
• Jota Aviation - former operator, ceased operations
• Loganair - former operator
• Titan Airways - former operator

• AeroFlite - current operator of converted BAe 146 aircraft as aerial firefighting air tankers.
• AirCal - former operator
• AirPac - former operator (in Alaska)
• Air Spray - current operator of converted BAe 146 aircraft as aerial firefighting air tankers.
• Air Wisconsin (operating as United Express) - former operator of BAe 146-100, 146-200 and 146-300 aircraft. Only U.S. operator of BAe 146-300.
• American Airlines - former operator (ex-AirCal aircraft)
• Aspen Airways - former BAe 146-100 operator (acquired by Air Wisconsin)
• Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) (operating as Delta Connection) - former operator of the BAe 146-200.
• Business Express (operating as Delta Connection and Northwest Jetlink) - former operator of BAe 146-200 and Avro RJ70 aircraft
• Continental Express (operated by Presidential Airways) - former operator
• Discovery Airways - former operator
• Empire Airlines - former operator
• Mesaba Airlines (operating as Northwest Jetlink) - former Avro RJ85 operator
• Minden Air Corporation - current operator of converted BAe 146 aircraft as an aerial firefighting air tanker.
• Neptune Aviation - currently flies nine converted BAe 146 aircraft as aerial firefighting air tankers.
• Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) - former operator; fleet included aircraft previously ordered by Pacific Express but not delivered.
• Pan Am Express - former BAe 146-100; 146-200 operators (all later acquired by Air Wisconsin)
• Presidential Airways - former operator
• Royal West Airlines - former operator
• TriStar Airlines - former operator
• USAir (became US Airways, which merged with American Airlines) - former operator (ex-PSA aircraft)
• WestAir, operating as United Express - former operator

• UM Airlines - former operator; ceased operations

• Uzbekistan Airways - former operator

• Air Zimbabwe - former operator

Military and government operators

• Government of Austria - (never flown)^[3]

Bahrain

• Royal Bahraini Air Force - used as Royal Flight

• Bolivian Air Force - former operator^[4]

• Ministry of State Secretariat - Presidential aircraft. The aircraft are owned and operated by Pelita Air^{[5] [6]}

• Free Libyan Air Force - former operator^[7]

• Government of Mali - former operator^[8]

• Royal Moroccan Air Force - VIP Transport Squadron^[9]

• Nepalese Army Air Service - former operator

• Royal Saudi Air Force - former operator

• Dubai Air Wing
• United Arab Emirates Government

• Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements
• Empire Test Pilots' School
• Royal Air Force
  • No. 32 (The Royal) Squadron RAF (former operator)^[10]

• Air Force of Zimbabwe - No. 3 Squadron (former operator)^[11]

Corporate operators

The BAe 146 has also been flown by corporate operators.

References

1. Web site: British Aerospace BAe 146/Avro RJ Production List . 14 September 2024 . Planespotters.net.
2. Broadbent . Mark . News: Commercial . . May 2020 . 98 . 5 . 8 . 0306-5634.
3. Web site: Aircraft Not Used - Austrian Air Force . Aeroflight . 2021-03-02 . 2021-04-07.
4. Web site: Photo #5870624 – FAB-098 – British Aerospace BAe 146-100 – Bolivia - Air Force. jetphotos.com. Keith. Burton. 6 December 2006. 31 March 2021.
5. Web site: BAe-146 200 "Republik Indonesia" – Pesawat Jet Empat Mesin Pertama yang Mendarat di Bandara Internasional Yogyakarta. kabarpenumpang.com. 6 May 2019. 31 March 2021. id.
6. Web site: WAKIL PRESIDEN APRESIASI KINERJA PELITA AIR SERVICE SEBAGAI OPERATOR PESAWAT KEPRESIDENAN. pelita-air.com. id. 10 October 2019. 31 March 2021.
7. Web site: Airshows >> Europe: Malta International Air Show 2011 - Review. globalaviationresource.com. 10 October 2011. 31 March 2021.
8. Web site: Picture ID 1083073 – BRITISH AEROSPACE BAE 146-100, TZ-ADT / E1009, MALI REPUBLIC. abpic.co.uk. Rich. Tregear. 3 December 2007. 31 March 2021.
9. Web site: Orbats . 2024-05-23 . www.scramble.nl.
10. Web site: 32 Squadron. Royal Air Force. 13 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20150717162023/http://www.raf.mod.uk/organisation/32squadron.cfm. 17 July 2015. dead.
11. Book: Cooper . Tom . Weinert . Peter . Hinz . Fabian . Lepko . Mark . African MiGs, Volume 2: Madagascar to Zimbabwe . 2011 . Harpia Publishing . Houston . 978-0-9825539-8-5 . 210, 235–236.