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 Express39 39
align=left Air CM Global3 3
align=left Air Côte d'Ivoire4 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 Niugini1 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 Air4 4
align=left 3 3
align=left 1 2
align=left 1 8
align=left Avioandes1 1
align=left Avmax Aircraft Leasing[5]
align=left Banco de México1 1
align=left Berry Aviation7 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-Co2 2
align=left CemAir1 2 4 7
align=left Central Mountain Air5 5 10
align=left Chrono Aviation1 1
align=left Conair Group14 14
align=left Congo Airways2 2
align=left Connect Airlines2 2
align=left ConocoPhillips2 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 Services3 3
align=left Fly5401 3
align=left
align=left 1
align=left Heli Malongo Airways2 2
align=left
align=left 3 2
align=left
align=left LAM Mozambique Airlines1 1
align=left Luxair
align=left Luxwing4 4
align=left Malawi Airlines1 1
align=left Maldivian7 9
align=left Maroomba Airlines3 2 5
align=left Medavia1
align=left Moçambique Expresso1 1
align=left National Jet Express9 9
align=left
align=left 3 3
align=left North Cariboo Air (North Cariboo Flying Service)
align=left Nouvelle Air Affaires Gabon1 1
align=left 2
align=left
align=left PAL Aerospace2 6 7 15
align=left 10 10
align=left Passion Air3 2 5
align=left Perimeter Aviation6 5 11
align=left 2 2
align=left
align=left Pivot Airlines1 1
align=left Polyarnye Avialinii3 3
align=left Porter Airlines
align=left Prime Aviation2 2
align=left 1 1
align=left
align=left 1
align=left QantasLink3
align=left Qazaq Air5 5
align=left RwandAir2 2
align=left Ryukyu Air Commuter
align=left Safarilink Aviation1 2 3
align=left SATA Air Açores5 7
align=left Shree Airlines4 4
align=left Skippers Aviation410
align=left Skytrans Airlines5 1 6
align=left Skyward Express1 2
align=left SpiceJet28 28 25
align=left Star Peru
align=left Summit Air2 1 3
align=left Sunwest Aviation34
align=left TAAG Angola Airlines6 6
align=left Tassili Airlines Algeria
align=left Trans Nation Airways2 2
align=left Transport Canada
align=left UmzaXpress2 2
align=left US-Bangla Airlines333
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 Alliance1818
align=left Air Atlantic2222
align=left Air Atonabee44
align=left Air BC15621
align=left Air Berlin20 20
align=left Air Dolomiti33
align=left Air Labrador3 3
align=left Air Nostrum1919
align=left Air Nova30737
align=left Air Ontario748
align=left Air Panama11
align=left Air Sénégal International2 13
align=left Air Service Gabon617
align=left Air Southwest77
align=left Air Wisconsin5712
align=left airBaltic1212
align=left ALM Antillean Airlines66
align=left Amakusa Airlines1 1
align=left America West Airlines12113
align=left Ansett New Zealand7 29
align=left Arctic Sunwest Charters2
align=left Augsburg Airways52111028
align=left Austrian Airlines (Tyrolean Airways) 14 22 18 54
align=left Bahamasair99
align=left Buraq Air1 1
align=left Canadian North6 7
align=left City Express2 2
align=left Colgan Air3232
align=left CommutAir16622
align=left Darwin Airline22
align=left Denim Air11
align=left Dutch Caribbean Airlines22
align=left Eastern Airways33
align=left Eznis Airways22
align=left Flybe (1979-2020)3117993
align=left Flybe1010
align=left FlyViking33
align=left Freedom Airlines1212
align=left GMG Airlines325
align=left Hawkair628
align=left Henson Airlines4040
align=left Horizon Air242856108
align=left InterSky55
align=left 13 3 8 24
align=left 11 11
align=left 5 5
align=left 5 5
align=left LAN Colombia9413
align=left LIAT121729
align=left LC Perú639
align=left LOT Polish Airlines1212
align=left 11 11
align=left Malév Hungarian Airlines44
align=left Mesa Airlines16723
align=left 25 25
align=left 9 9
align=left NorOntair2
align=left Origin Pacific Airways25
align=left PENTA – Pena Transportes Aéreos2
align=left Piedmont Airlines771912108
align=left Regent Airways
align=left Republic Airline3131
align=left Royal Jordanian Airlines2
align=left Scandinavian Airlines2828
align=left Silverstone Air2 3 5
align=left Sky Regional55
align=left SkyWork Airlines3 3
align=left South African Express13 23
align=left Southern Star Airlines1
align=left Starbow11
align=left Surinam Airways1 1
align=left TABA – Transportes Aéreos da Bacia Amazônica6
align=left Tavaj Linhas Aéreas22
align=left Time Air7 1825
align=left Uni Air1 1314
align=left United Airways2 2
align=left Vincent Aviation1 1
align=left Wings Air3 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 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.