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.
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]
| align=left |  Biman Bangladesh Airlines | 2 |
| align=left |  CIB Leasing | 1 |
| align=left |  Conair Group | 5 |
| align=left |  Ethiopian Airlines | 10 |
| align=left |  Philippine Airlines | 2 |
| align=left |  Qazaq Air | 2 |
| align=left |  SpiceJet | 25 |
| align=left | 3 | |
| align=left | Undisclosed | 4 |
| Total | 54 |
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| Airline | data-sort-type="number" | -100 | data-sort-type="number" | -200 | data-sort-type="number" | -300 | data-sort-type="number" | -400 | data-sort-type="number" | Total | data-sort-type="number" | Orders | data-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 Bikini | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | ||||||
| align=left | Air Canada Express | — | — | — | 39 | 39 | — | — | ||||||
| align=left |  Air CM Global | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | ||||||
| align=left | Air Côte d'Ivoire | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | ||||||
| align=left | Air Creebec | 15 | — | — | 17 | — | — | |||||||
| align=left | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| align=left | Air Inuit | 3 | — | 12 | — | 15 | — | — | ||||||
| align=left |  Air Kiribati | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | ||||||
| align=left | Air Marshall Islands | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | ||||||
| align=left |  Air New Zealand | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| align=left |  Air Niugini | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | ||||||
| align=left | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | |||||||
| align=left |  Airkenya Express | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | ||||||
| align=left | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | |||||||
| align=left | Airworks Kenya | 1 | 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 Airways | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | ||||||
| align=left |  Blue Bird Aviation Yemen | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | ||||||
| align=left | Bluebird Aviation | 3 | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | ||||||
| align=left | Biman Bangladesh Airlines[6] | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | ||||||
| align=left | — | — | 14 | 16 | — | — | ||||||||
| align=left |  Camair-Co | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | ||||||
| align=left |  CemAir | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | — | — | ||||||
| align=left | Central Mountain Air | 5 | — | 5 | — | 10 | — | — | ||||||
| align=left | Chrono Aviation | 1 | — | — | — | 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 Africa | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | ||||||
| align=left | Dynamic Aviation | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 8 | — | — | ||||||
| align=left | Eastafrican.com | 1 | — | 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 | Fly540 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | ||||||||
| align=left | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| align=left | — | 1 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| align=left |  Heli Malongo Airways | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | ||||||
| align=left | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| align=left | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | ||||||||
| align=left | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| align=left |  LAM Mozambique Airlines | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||||||
| align=left |  Luxair | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| align=left | Luxwing | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | ||||||
| align=left |  Malawi Airlines | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||||||
| align=left |  Maldivian | — | 7 | — | 9 | — | — | |||||||
| align=left |  Maroomba Airlines | 3 | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | ||||||
| align=left | Medavia | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |||||||
| align=left | Moçambique Expresso | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||||||
| align=left | National Jet Express | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | ||||||
| align=left | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| align=left | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | |||||||
| 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 Aerospace | 2 | — | 6 | 7 | 15 | — | — | ||||||
| align=left | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | ||||||||
| align=left |  Passion Air | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | — | ||||||
| align=left | Perimeter Aviation | 6 | — | 5 | — | 11 | — | — | ||||||
| align=left | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | |||||||
| align=left | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| align=left | Pivot Airlines | 1 | — | — | — | 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 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | |||||||
| align=left | Skippers Aviation | 4 | — | — | 10 | — | — | |||||||
| align=left | Skytrans Airlines | 5 | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | ||||||
| align=left | Skyward Express | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | |||||||
| align=left | SpiceJet | — | — | — | 28 | 28 | 25 | |||||||
| align=left | Star Peru | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| align=left | Summit Air | 2 | — | 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 | US-Bangla Airlines | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | ||||||
| align=left | Voyageur Airways | 20 | — | 18 | 2 | 40 | — | — | ||||||
| align=left | Wasaya Airways | 4 | — | 2 | — | 6 | — | — | ||||||
| align=left | WestJet Encore | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| align=left | 23 | 4 | 16 | — | — | |||||||||
| align=left | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| Total | 168 | 54 | 157 | 428 | 807 | 41 | 29 |
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.
| Airline | data-sort-type="number" | -100 | data-sort-type="number" | -200 | data-sort-type="number" | -300 | data-sort-type="number" | -400 | data-sort-type="number" | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | Air Alliance | 18 | — | — | — | 18 | ||||
| align=left | Air Atlantic | 22 | — | — | — | 22 | ||||
| align=left | Air Atonabee | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | ||||
| align=left | Air BC | 15 | — | 6 | — | 21 | ||||
| align=left |  Air Berlin | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | ||||
| align=left |  Air Dolomiti | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | ||||
| align=left | Air Labrador | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | ||||
| align=left |  Air Nostrum | — | — | 19 | — | 19 | ||||
| align=left | Air Nova | 30 | — | 7 | — | 37 | ||||
| align=left | Air Ontario | — | 7 | — | 48 | |||||
| align=left |  Air Panama | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||||
| align=left |  Air Sénégal International | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | ||||
| align=left | Air Service Gabon | 6 | — | 1 | — | 7 | ||||
| align=left | Air Southwest | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | ||||
| align=left | Air Wisconsin | 5 | — | 7 | — | 12 | ||||
| align=left |  airBaltic | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | ||||
| align=left |  ALM Antillean Airlines | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | ||||
| align=left | Amakusa Airlines | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | ||||
| align=left | America West Airlines | 12 | 1 | — | — | 13 | ||||
| align=left | Ansett New Zealand | 7 | — | 2 | — | 9 | ||||
| align=left | Arctic Sunwest Charters | — | — | — | 2 | |||||
| align=left | Augsburg Airways | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 28 | ||||
| align=left |  Austrian Airlines (Tyrolean Airways) | 14 | — | 22 | 18 | 54 | ||||
| align=left |  Bahamasair | — | — | 9 | — | 9 | ||||
| align=left |  Buraq Air | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||||
| align=left | Canadian North | 6 | — | — | 7 | |||||
| align=left | City Express | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | ||||
| align=left | Colgan Air | — | — | — | 32 | 32 | ||||
| align=left | CommutAir | — | 16 | 6 | — | 22 | ||||
| align=left |  Darwin Airline | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||||
| align=left | Denim Air | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | ||||
| align=left | Dutch Caribbean Airlines | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | ||||
| align=left | Eastern Airways | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | ||||
| align=left |  Eznis Airways | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||||
| align=left | Flybe (1979-2020) | — | 3 | 11 | 79 | 93 | ||||
| align=left | Flybe | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | ||||
| align=left |  FlyViking | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | ||||
| align=left | Freedom Airlines | 12 | — | — | — | 12 | ||||
| align=left | GMG Airlines | 3 | — | 2 | — | 5 | ||||
| align=left | Hawkair | 6 | — | 2 | — | 8 | ||||
| align=left | Henson Airlines | 40 | — | — | — | 40 | ||||
| align=left | Horizon Air | 24 | 28 | — | 56 | 108 | ||||
| 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 | — | 4 | 13 | ||||
| align=left |  LIAT | 12 | — | 17 | — | 29 | ||||
| align=left | LC Perú | — | 6 | — | 3 | 9 | ||||
| align=left |  LOT Polish Airlines | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | ||||
| align=left | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | |||||
| align=left |  Malév Hungarian Airlines | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | ||||
| align=left | Mesa Airlines | — | 16 | 7 | — | 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 Airlines | 77 | 19 | 12 | — | 108 | ||||
| align=left | Regent Airways | — | — | — | ||||||
| align=left | Republic Airline | — | — | — | 31 | 31 | ||||
| align=left |  Royal Jordanian Airlines | — | — | — | 2 | |||||
| align=left |  Scandinavian Airlines | — | — | — | 28 | 28 | ||||
| align=left | Silverstone Air | 2 | — | 3 | — | 5 | ||||
| align=left | Sky Regional | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | ||||
| align=left | SkyWork Airlines | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | ||||
| align=left | South African Express | — | — | 13 | 23 | |||||
| align=left | Southern Star Airlines | — | — | — | 1 | |||||
| align=left | Starbow | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 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 Air | 7 | — | 18 | — | 25 | ||||
| align=left | Uni Air | — | 1 | 13 | — | 14 | ||||
| align=left | United Airways | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | ||||
| align=left | Vincent Aviation | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | ||||
| align=left |  Wings Air | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | ||||
| align=left | Yemenia Joint Venture (YJV) | align=center | — | align=center | — | align=center | — | align=center | ||
| Total | 443 | 103 | 247 | 382 | 1,172 | |||||
| Operator | Country | Number | Model | Role | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Army | 13 | RO-6A | surveillance aircraft | [16] [17] | |
| 4-200s, 3-300s MPA | Maritime Patrol |
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]