List of De Havilland Canada Dash 8 operators explained

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. 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
align=left Biman Bangladesh Airlines2
align=left CIB Leasing1
align=left Conair Group5
align=left Ethiopian Airlines10
align=left Philippine Airlines2
align=left Qazaq Air2
align=left SpiceJet25
align=left 3
align=left Undisclosed4
Total54

Civil operators

Airlinedata-sort-type="number"-100data-sort-type="number"-200data-sort-type="number"-300data-sort-type="number"-400data-sort-type="number"Totaldata-sort-type="number"Ordersdata-sort-type="number"Options
align=left 6 — — 6 12 — —
align=left — 1 3 2 6 — —
align=left — — 1 — 1 — —
align=left Aero Transporte S.A.— — — 2 2 — —
align=left Air Bikini1 — — — 1 — —
align=left Air Canada Express— — — 39 39 — —
align=left Universal Air1 — — 3 4 — 2
align=left Air Côte d'Ivoire— — — 4 4 — —
align=left Air Creebec15 — — 17 — —
align=left — — — ——
align=left Air Inuit3 — 12 — 15 — —
align=left Air Kiribati1 — — — 1 — —
align=left Air Marshall Islands1 — — — 1 — —
align=left Air New Zealand— — — —
align=left Air Niugini— — 1 3 4 — —
align=left — — — 5 5 — —
align=left Airkenya Express1 1 — — 2 — —
align=left 8 — — — 8 — —
align=left Airworks Kenya1 1 — — 2 — —
align=left 8 1 2 — 11 — —
align=left ANA Wings— — — — —
align=left Arik Air— — — 4 4 — —
align=left 3 — — — 3 — —
align=left 1 — — 2 — —
align=left — 1 8 — —
align=left Avioandes— 1 — — 1 — —
align=left Avmax Aircraft Leasing[5] — — — —
align=left Banco de México— 1 — — 1 — —
align=left Berry Aviation— 7 — — 7 — —
align=left Bighorn Airways3 — — — 3 — —
align=left Blue Bird Aviation Yemen3 1 — — 4 — —
align=left Bluebird Aviation3 — — 4 7 — —
align=left Biman Bangladesh Airlines[6] — — — 5 5 2 —
align=left — — 14 16 — —
align=left Camair-Co— — — 2 2 — —
align=left CemAir1 — 2 4 7 — —
align=left Central Mountain Air5 — 5 — 10 — —
align=left Chrono Aviation1 — — — 1 — —
align=left Conair Group— — — 14 14 — —
align=left Congo Airways— — — 2 2 — —
align=left Connect Airlines— — — 2 2 — —
align=left ConocoPhillips— — — 2 2 — —
align=left — — — —
align=left DAC East Africa2 1 — 1 4 — —
align=left Dynamic Aviation4 1 3 — 8 — —
align=left Eastafrican.com1 — 1 — 2 — —
align=left Era Aviation (now operating as Ravn Alaska) — 1 — 11 — —
align=left — — — 33 33 3—
align=left Falcon Aviation Services— — — 3 3 — —
align=left Fly5401 — 3 — —
align=left — — — — —
align=left — 1 — — —
align=left Heli Malongo Airways— — — 2 2 — —
align=left — — — —
align=left — 3 — 3 ——
align=left — — — — —
align=left LAM Mozambique Airlines— — — 1 1 — —
align=left Luxair— — — — —
align=left Luxwing— — — 4 4 — —
align=left Maldivian— 7 — 9 — —
align=left Maroomba Airlines3 — 2 — 5 — —
align=left Medavia— — — 1 — —
align=left Moçambique Expresso— — — 1 1 — —
align=left National Jet Express— — — 9 9 — —
align=left — — — — —
align=left North Cariboo Air (North Cariboo Flying Service) — — — — —
align=left Nouvelle Air Affaires Gabon— — 1 — 1 — —
align=left — — — 2 — —
align=left — — — — —
align=left PAL Aerospace2 — 6 7 15 — —
align=left — — — 10 10 —
align=left Passion Air— — 3 2 5 — —
align=left Perimeter Aviation6 — 5 — 11 — —
align=left — — 2 — 2 — —
align=left — — — — —
align=left Pivot Airlines1 — — — 1 — —
align=left Polyarnye Avialinii— — 3 — 3 — —
align=left Porter Airlines— — — — —
align=left Prime Aviation— — 2 — 2 — —
align=left — — 1 — 1 — —
align=left — — — — —
align=left — — — 1 — —
align=left QantasLink— 3 — —
align=left Qazaq Air— — — 5 5 —
align=left RwandAir— — — 2 2 — —
align=left Ryukyu Air Commuter— — — — —
align=left Safarilink Aviation— 1 2 — 3 — —
align=left SATA Air Açores— — 5 7 — —
align=left Shree Airlines— — — 7 7 — —
align=left Skippers Aviation4——10——
align=left Skytrans Airlines5 — 1 — 6 — —
align=left Skyward Express1 — — 2 — —
align=left SpiceJet— — — 28 28 25
align=left Star Peru— — — — —
align=left Summit Air2 — 1 — 3 — —
align=left Sunwest Aviation— 3— 4— —
align=left TAAG Angola Airlines— — — 6 6 — —
align=left Tassili Airlines Algeria— — — —
align=left Trans Nation Airways— 2 — — 2 — —
align=left Transport Canada— — — — —
align=left UmzaXpress— — — 2 2 — —
align=left Voyageur Airways20 — 18 2 40 — —
align=left Wasaya Airways4 — 2 — 6 — —
align=left WestJet Encore— — — — —
align=left 23 4 16 — —
align=left — — — —
Total168541574288074129

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

Airlinedata-sort-type="number"-100data-sort-type="number"-200data-sort-type="number"-300data-sort-type="number"-400data-sort-type="number"Total
align=left Air Alliance18— — — 18
align=left Air Atlantic22— — — 22
align=left Air Atonabee4— — — 4
align=left Air BC15— 6— 21
align=left Air Berlin— — — 20 20
align=left Air Dolomiti— — 3— 3
align=left Air Labrador3 — — — 3
align=left Air Nostrum— — 19— 19
align=left Air Nova30— 7— 37
align=left Air Ontario— 7— 48
align=left Air Panama— — 1— 1
align=left Air Sénégal International2 — 1— 3
align=left Air Service Gabon6— 1— 7
align=left Air Southwest— — 7— 7
align=left Air Wisconsin5— 7— 12
align=left airBaltic— — — 1212
align=left ALM Antillean Airlines— — 6— 6
align=left Amakusa Airlines1 — — — 1
align=left America West Airlines121— — 13
align=left Ansett New Zealand7 — 2— 9
align=left Arctic Sunwest Charters— — — 2
align=left Augsburg Airways52111028
align=left Austrian Airlines (Tyrolean Airways) 14 — 22 18 54
align=left Bahamasair— — 9— 9
align=left Buraq Air— — 1 — 1
align=left Canadian North6 — — 7
align=left City Express2 — — — 2
align=left Colgan Air— — — 3232
align=left CommutAir— 166— 22
align=left Darwin Airline— — — 22
align=left Denim Air— — 1— 1
align=left Dutch Caribbean Airlines— — 2— 2
align=left Eastern Airways— — 3— 3
align=left Eznis Airways— — — 22
align=left Flybe (1979-2020)— 3117993
align=left Flybe— — — 1010
align=left FlyViking3— — — 3
align=left Freedom Airlines12— — — 12
align=left GMG Airlines3— 2— 5
align=left Hawkair6— 2— 8
align=left Henson Airlines40— — — 40
align=left Horizon Air2428— 56108
align=left InterSky— — 5— 5
align=left 13 3 — 8 24
align=left — — — 11 11
align=left — — — 5 5
align=left — — 5 — 5
align=left LAN Colombia— 9— 413
align=left LIAT12— 17— 29
align=left LC Perú— 6— 39
align=left LOT Polish Airlines— — — 1212
align=left — — — 11 11
align=left Malév Hungarian Airlines— — — 44
align=left Mesa Airlines— 167— 23
align=left 25 — — — 25
align=left 9 — — — 9
align=left NorOntair— — — 2
align=left Origin Pacific Airways— 2— 5
align=left PENTA – Pena Transportes Aéreos— — — 2
align=left Piedmont Airlines771912— 108
align=left Regent Airways— — —
align=left Republic Airline— — — 3131
align=left Royal Jordanian Airlines— — — 2
align=left Scandinavian Airlines— — — 2828
align=left Silverstone Air2 — 3 — 5
align=left Sky Regional— — — 55
align=left SkyWork Airlines— — — 3 3
align=left South African Express— — 13 23
align=left Southern Star Airlines— — — 1
align=left Starbow— — — 11
align=left Surinam Airways— — 1 — 1
align=left TABA – Transportes Aéreos da Bacia Amazônica— — — 6
align=left Tavaj Linhas Aéreas— 2— — 2
align=left Time Air7 — 18— 25
align=left Uni Air— 1 13— 14
align=left United Airways2 — — — 2
align=left Vincent Aviation1 — — — 1
align=left Wings Air— — 3 — 3
align=left Yemenia Joint Venture (YJV)align=center — align=center — align=center — align=center
Total4431032473821,172

Remarks

Coast guard, border guard and military operators

OperatorCountryNumberModelRoleRef
MPA-D8 Maritime surveillance [7] Based at Curaçao - Hato Air Base
MPA-D8 Maritime surveillance [8] Based at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
-200 (6)
-300 (4) 		Maritime surveillance [9]
1 -200 Hydrographic Survey [10]
CT-142 "Gonzo" Navigational trainer [11]
M-102 C-GCFJ (s/n 20) C-GSUR (s/n 46) C-FTFM (s/n 17)
-300 MSA maritime surveillance [12]
-300 MSA maritime surveillance
-100 medium lift transport
-202 utility transport
-300 MSA maritime surveillance [13]
E-9A "Widget" surveillance aircraft [14] [15]
United States Army13RO-6Asurveillance aircraft[16] [17]
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 10000L[18] of water in this role compared to Bombardier's CL-415 dedicated water bomber which can drop 6140L. 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]

Notes and References

  1. https://leehamnews.com/2021/01/12/de-havilland-to-pause-production-this-year-after-backlog-built/ leehamnews.com - De Havilland to pause production this year after backlog built
  2. Web site: Program Status Report - Q Series aircraft . 31 December 2018 . Bombardier Aerospace.
  3. Web site: World Airline Census 2018. Flightglobal.com. en-GB. 2018-08-26.
  4. Web site: Program Status Report - Q Series. June 30, 2018. August 26, 2018.
  5. Aircraft listed at the Canadian Civil Aircraft Register 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.
  6. Web site: Fleet Information. www.biman-airlines.com. 2019-02-04. 2021-03-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20210321122922/https://www.biman-airlines.com/about/fleet. dead.
  7. Web site: Dash 8 - Coastguard Dutch Caribbean. kustwacht.org. 17 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170110053925/http://www.kustwacht.org/vloot/dash-8. 10 January 2017. dead.
  8. Web site: Kustwachtvliegtuig . kustwacht.nl . 3 October 2023.
  9. "World Airliner Census". Flight International, 3–9 October 2006.
  10. Web site: Laser Airborne Depth Sounder. Royal Australian Navy . 24 April 2014.
  11. http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/v2/equip/ct142/index-eng.asp CT-142 Dash-8 - Overview
  12. Web site: Fréttir < Stjórnsýslusvið < Starfsemi < Vefsvæði LHG.is . www.lhg.is . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090112153804/http://www.lhg.is/starfsemi/stjornsyslusvid/frettir/nr/1165 . 12 January 2009 . dead.
  13. Web site: Archived copy . www.kustbevakningen.se . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061007062853/http://www.kustbevakningen.se/documents/Flyg/SCG%20MSA%20brochure-rev-1.pdf . 7 October 2006 . dead.
  14. Web site: E-9A. U.S. Air Force. en-US. 2020-01-02.
  15. http://www.tyndall.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=4892 "53RD Weapons Evaluation Group".
  16. Web site: Embraer2020-12-04T12:30:00+00:00. In association with. World Air Forces 2021. 2021-11-08. Flight Global. en.
  17. Web site: Trevithick. Joseph. We Now Know Exactly What Sensors the Army's Powerful New RO-6A Spy Planes Will Carry. 2021-11-08. The Drive. 20 February 2018 . en.
  18. Web site: Cascade - Q400 Airtanker Conversion . www.cascadeaerospace.com . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051030013243/http://www.cascadeaerospace.com/products/Q400%20Air%20Tanker%20Conversion . 30 October 2005 . dead.
  19. Web site: DASH-8 -Aviación Policial de la Policía Nacional. 2 November 2016. National Police of Colombia. 14 April 2017.
  20. Web site: Neptune Aviation unveils next step in slurry bomber evolution. ROBERT STRUCKMAN of the. Missoulian. Missoulian.com. 9 July 2005 . 2016-10-22.
  21. Web site: United States - US Department of State (DOS) Fleet, Routes & Reviews . FlightRadar24 . 14 November 2023.

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