List of Bombardier 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 remains in production. The following lists both former and current operators.

Unfilled orders
As of December 31, 2018[1]
Airline Orders
Biman Bangladesh Airlines 5
CIB Leasing 1
Conair Group 5
Ethiopian Airlines 10
Philippine Airlines 2
Qazaq Air 2
SpiceJet 25
US-Bangla Airlines 3
Undisclosed 4
Total 57

Civil operators
A DHC-8-103 of Ryukyu Air Commuter at Minami-Daito Airport on Okinawa
Q200 B-17201 of Uni Air, Republic of China (Taiwan)
Austrian airline InterSky Q300 at Berlin's Tempelhof International Airport
An Air Sénégal International Q300 at Banjul International Airport, The Gambia
Air Southwest DHC-8-300 lands at Bristol Airport, Bristol, England
Air Tanzania DHC-8-300 at Songwe Airport in Mbeya.
Two Widerøe Dash 8 at Trondheim Airport, Værnes: Q400 (front) and a -100 (back).
Flybe Q400 (G-JEDN) lands at Bristol Airport
A Canadian North DHC-8-100 being deiced at Cambridge Bay Airport
A Dash 8 in NAM AIR (Namibia) livery
South African Express Q400 (ZS-YBW) at Port Elizabeth Airport in 2013.
  • A total of 143 Dash 8 Series 100 aircraft were in airline service with 35 operators as of July 2018.[2]
  • A total of 42 Dash 8 Series 200 aircraft were in commercial service with 16 operators as of July 2018.[2]
  • A total of 151 Dash 8 Series 300 aircraft were in airline service, with 32 operators as of July 2018.[2]
  • A total of 508 DHC-8-400 aircraft are in airline service, with 56 orders as of July 2018.[2][3]

Major Dash 8 operators include:

Airline -100 -200 -300 -400 Total Orders Options
Abu Dhabi Aviation—21—3——
Aero Contractors——112——
airBaltic———1212——
Air Creebec14—2—16——
Air Greenland—7——7——
Air Iceland—2—35——
Air Inuit1—9—11——
Air New Zealand——23—23——
ANA Wings———2424——
Air Niugini—25—7——
Airphil Express——41216——
Air Tanzania——134——
Airlines PNG10———10——
Arik Air———33——
Aurora—24511——
Austrian Airlines (Tyrolean Airways)[4]———1414——
Avmax Aircraft Leasing[5] A C31——4——
Biman Bangladesh Airlines[6]———225—
Bombardier Inc.[5]—2—1416——
Canadian North[5]3—1—4——
Croatia Airlines———66—4
Era Aviation (now operating as Ravn Alaska)10———10——
Ethiopian Airlines———26263—
LOT Polish Airlines[7]———121236
Eurowings———2020——
Fly5401—1—2——
Goldcorp Canada[5]——1—1——
Gouvernement du Québec, Service aérien gouvernemental[5]—11—2——
Horizon Air———4747—7
Hydro-Québec[5]——123——
Jambojet———77——
Japan Air Commuter———44——
Jazz Air15—264470——
LC Perú—1— 346—
Luxair———1111——
Maldivian—28—10——
Maroomba Airlines2———2——
Medavia1—1—2——
Nav Canada[5]1———1——
Nok Air———88——
North Cariboo Air
(North Cariboo Flying Service)		——3—3——
Olympic Air2——810——
Oriental Air Bridge—2——2——
PAL Aerospace3—5—8——
PAL Express——412165—
Perimeter Aviation5—3—8——
Petroleum Air Services——5—5——
Porter Airlines———2929——
Province of Alberta, Department Of Public Works[5]1———1——
Regional 1 C113—5——
QantasLink—3163150——
Qazaq Air———332—
Regent Airways——2—2——
Ryukyu Air Commuter———55——
SATA Air Açores—2—46——
Shree Airlines———221—
Skippers Aviation 2 — 6 — — —
Skytrans Airlines4———4——
South African Express———10[8]10——
SpiceJet———22222525
Tassili Airlines Algeria—4—48——
Transport Canada3———3——
US-Bangla Airlines — — — 3 3 3 —
Voyageur Airways——3————
WestJet Encore———4747——
Widerøe22361142——
World Wide Aircraft Ferrying[5]——112——
Yemenia Joint Venture (YJV)3———3——

Some 21 other airlines operate fewer than three Dash 8 Series 100s.[2] Some three other airlines operate fewer than two Dash 8 Series 200s.[2] Some 11 other airlines operate smaller numbers of Dash 8 Series 300.[9] Some 17 other airlines operate smaller numbers of Dash 8 Series 400.[9]

In February 2007, Pinnacle Airlines Corporation announced an order for 15 Q400s on behalf of its recently acquired subsidiary, Colgan Air. The aircraft will be operated in a codeshare agreement with Continental Airlines, under the Continental Connection banner out of their Newark, New Jersey hub.[10]

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
Air Atlantic
Air Atonabee
Air BC
Air Dolomiti
Air Labrador
Air Nova
Air Ontario
Air Panama
Amakusa Airlines
Arctic Sunwest Charters
Bahamasair
Buraq Air
City Express
NorOntair
Origin Pacific Airways
PENTA – Pena Transportes Aéreos
Piedmont Airlines
Republic Airline
Royal Jordanian Airlines
Sky Regional
SkyWork Airlines
Southern Star Airlines
Sunwest Aviation
Surinam Airways
TABA – Transportes Aéreos da Bacia Amazônica
Tavaj Linhas Aéreas
Time Air
Uni Air
United Airways
Vincent Aviation
Wings Air
 Antigua and Barbuda
 Austria
 Bangladesh
 Canada
 Colombia
 Gabon
 Germany
 Hungary
 South Korea
 Japan
 Mongolia
 Mozambique
 Netherlands
 New Zealand
 Norway
 Spain
  Switzerland
 United Kingdom
 United States

Coast guard, border guard and military operators
CT-142 Dash 8 "Gonzo" from 402 Squadron, Canadian Forces, Winnipeg, Manitoba
USAF E-9A "Widget" over Tyndall Air Force Base
Operator Country Number Model Role Ref
Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard Netherlands2MPA-D8Maritime surveillance[12] Based at Curaçao - Hato Air Base
Netherlands Coast Guard-MPA-D8Maritime surveillance2 on order for delivery per 2021, to be based at Schiphol Airport
Australian Border Force Australia10-200 (6)
-300 (4)		Maritime surveillance[2][9]
Royal Australian Navy1-200Hydrographic Survey[13]
Royal Canadian Air Force Canada4CT-142 "Gonzo"Navigational trainer[14]
Transport Canada3M-102maritime 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 Iceland1-300maritime surveillance[15]
Japan Coast Guard Japan8-300 MSAmaritime surveillance
Kenya Air Force Kenya3-100medium lift transport
Mexican Navy Mexico1-202utility transport
Swedish Coast Guard Sweden3-300 MSAmaritime surveillance[16]
United States Air Force United States2E-9A "Widget"surveillance aircraft[17][18]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection74-200s, 3-300s MPAMaritime 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)[19] 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.[20]

Neptune Aviation of Missoula, Montana have acquired a Q300 as a prototype for future Q200/Q300 water bombers to replace current P2V aircraft.[21]

References
  1. "Program Status Report - Q Series aircraft" (PDF). Bombardier Aerospace. 31 December 2018.
  2. "World Airline Census 2018". Flightglobal.com. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  3. "Program Status Report - Q Series" (PDF). June 30, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  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 parenthesis is the owner name listed with TC. As of 21 March 2011 there were 180 DHC-8 registered.
  6. "Fleet Information". www.biman-airlines.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  7. "Eurolot Signs for up to 20 Bombardier Q400 NextGen Airliners". Bombardier Inc. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
  8. "Fleet". Fly SA Express. 2017-03-14. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  9. "World Airliner Census". Flight International, 3–9 October 2006.
  11. "Flybe.com/". www.flybe.com. Archived from the original on 2020-03-06. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  12. "Dash 8 - Coastguard Dutch Caribbean". kustwacht.org. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  13. "Laser Airborne Depth Sounder". Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  14. CT-142 Dash-8 - Overview Archived 2011-01-05 at the Wayback Machine, CT-142 Dash-8 - Technical Specifications Archived 2010-12-06 at the Wayback Machine Department of National Defence, March 2007. Retrieved: 22 October 2008.
  17. "E-9A". U.S. Air Force. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  18. "53RD Weapons Evaluation Group". Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine Tyndall Air Force Base, 28 May 2008. Retrieved: 11 April 2009.
  20. "DASH-8 -Aviación Policial de la Policía Nacional". National Police of Colombia. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  21. Missoulian, ROBERT STRUCKMAN of the. "Neptune Aviation unveils next step in slurry bomber evolution". Missoulian.com. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
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