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List of De Havilland Canada Dash 8 operators

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The De Havilland Canada Dash 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.[1] The following lists both former and current operators.

Unfilled orders

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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 31 December 2018
Airline Country Orders
Biman Bangladesh Airlines Bangladesh 2
CIB Leasing China 1
Conair Group Canada 5
Ethiopian Airlines Ethiopia 10
Philippine Airlines Philippines 2
Qazaq Air Kazakhstan 2
SpiceJet India 25
US-Bangla Airlines Bangladesh 3
Undisclosed 4
Total 54

Civil operators

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A Widerøe De Havilland 100 series at Sandane Airport
An Air Greenland De Havilland 200 series at Nuuk Airport
An Air New Zealand De Havilland 300 series at Wellington Airport
A WestJet Encore De Havilland 400 series at Calgary International Airport
An E-9A Widget (developed from the 100 series) of the United States Air Force over Tyndall Air Force Base
The underside of a Q400-MR (a Q400 adapted to aerial firefighting) as flown by the French Sécurité Civile
A CT-142 operated by the Canadian Air Force
The cockpit on a 200 series
The cockpit on a 300 series
The cockpit on a 400 series
Inside a 400 series cabin with four-abreast, 2–2 seating
Landing gear bay on a QantasLink Dash 8 Q400 at Canberra Airport
Landing gear of QantasLink Dash 8 Q400 at Canberra Airport

Figures for Canadian operators are correct as of 10 February 2025.[3] The reference includes one DHC-8-102 operated by Hawkair Aviation Services. However, the airline ceased operations in 2016, the certificate of registration was cancelled and the aircraft is not listed below with current operators.

  • A total of 164 Dash 8 Series 100 aircraft were in airline service with 39 operators as of July 2018 and February 2025.[4][needs update][3]
  • A total of 54 Dash 8 Series 200 aircraft were in commercial service with 27 operators as of July 2018 and February 2025.[4][needs update][3]
  • A total of 159 Dash 8 Series 300 aircraft were in airline service, with 45 operators as of July 2018 and February 2025.[4][needs update][3]
  • A total of 443 DHC-8-400 aircraft are in airline service, with 55 operators as of July 2018 and February 2025.[4][5][needs update][3]
Airline Country -100 -200 -300 -400 Total Orders Options
3 Points Aviation Canada 1 1
748 Air Services Kenya 6 7 13
Abu Dhabi Aviation United Arab Emirates 1 3 2 6
Aero Contractors Nigeria 1 1
Aero Transporte S.A. Peru 2 2
Air Bikini Marshall Islands 1 1
Air Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast 4 4
Air Creebec Canada 18 2 20
Air Greenland Greenland 8 8
Air Inuit Canada 4 13 17
Air Kiribati Kiribati 1 1
Air Marshall Islands Marshall Islands 2 2
Air New Zealand New Zealand 23 23
Air Niugini Papua New Guinea 1 4 5
Air Tanzania Tanzania 5 5
Airkenya Express Kenya 1 2 3
PNG Air Papua New Guinea 8 8
Airworks Kenya Kenya 1 1 2
Aircraft Leasing Services Kenya 8 1 2 11
ANA Wings Japan 24 24
Arik Air Nigeria 4 4
Asia Pacific Airlines Papua New Guinea 3 3
Auric Air Tanzania 1 1 2
Aurora Russia 2 1 5 8
Avioandes Ecuador 1 1
Avmax Aircraft Leasing Canada 1 1 2 4
Bank of Mexico Mexico 1 1
Berry Aviation United States 7 7
Bighorn Airways United States 3 3
Biman Bangladesh Airlines[6] Bangladesh 5 5 2
Blue Bird Aviation Yemen 3 1 4
Bluebird Aviation Kenya 3 4 7
Camair-Co Cameroon 2 2
CemAir South Africa 1 2 4 7
Central Mountain Air Canada 4 6 1 11
Chrono Jet Canada 2 2
Conair Group Canada 14 14
Congo Airways Democratic Republic of the Congo 2 2
ConocoPhillips United States 3 3
Croatia Airlines Croatia 5 5 4
DAC East Africa Kenya 2 1 1 4
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited Canada 1 5 6
Dynamic Aviation United States 4 1 3 8
Eastafrican.com Kenya 1 1 2
Era Aviation (now operating as Ravn Alaska) United States 10 1 11
Ethiopian Airlines Ethiopia 30 30 3
Falcon Aviation Services United Arab Emirates 3 3
Fly540 Kenya 1 1 1 3
Goldcorp Canada Canada 1 1
Gouvernement du Québec, Service aérien gouvernemental Canada 1 1 2
Heli Malongo Airways Angola 2 2
Hydro-Québec Canada 2 2 4
Icelandair Iceland 3 3 6
Jambojet Kenya 7 7
Jazz AviationA Canada 39 39
JD Aero Technical Canada 1 1
LAM Mozambique Airlines Mozambique 3 3
Luxair Luxembourg 11 11
Luxwing Malta 2 2
Maldivian Maldives 1 4 5
Maroomba Airlines Australia 3 2 5
Moçambique Expresso Mozambique 1 1
National Jet Express Australia 9 9
Nexus Airlines Australia 5 5
North Cariboo Air (North Cariboo Flying Service) Canada 3 3
Northstar Avlease Canada 1 1
Nouvelle Air Affaires Gabon Gabon 1 1
Olympic Air Greece 2 2
Oriental Air Bridge Japan 2 2
PAL AirlinesA Canada 2 3 15 20
PAL Aerospace Canada 5 1 6
PAL Express Philippines 11 11 4
Passion Air Ghana 3 2 5
Perimeter Aviation Canada 11 6 17
Petro Air Libya 2 2
Petroleum Air Services Egypt 5 5
Pivot Airlines (2746904 Ontario Inc.)[7] Canada 1 1
Polar Airlines Russia 3 3
Porter Airlines Canada 29 29
Prime Aviation Kazakhstan 2 2
QantasLink Australia 3 6 34 43
Qazaq Air Kazakhstan 5 5 2
RwandAir Rwanda 2 2
Ryukyu Air Commuter Japan 5 5
Safarilink Aviation Kenya 1 2 3
SATA Air Açores Portugal 2 5 7
Shree Airlines Nepal 7 7
Skippers Aviation Australia 4 6 10
Skytrans Australia 5 1 6
Skyward Express Kenya 1 1 2
SpiceJet India 24 24 25 25
Star Perú Peru 2 2
Summit Air Canada 3 1 4
Sunwest Aviation Canada 1 2 3
TAAG Angola Airlines Angola 6 6
Tassili Airlines Algeria Algeria 4 4 8
UmzaXpress Nigeria 3 3
Universal Air Malta 1 3 4 2
Voyageur Airways Canada 11 15 1 27
Wasaya Airways Canada 1 1 2
WestJet Encore Canada 41 41
Widerøe Norway 23 4 3 17 47
World Wide Aircraft Ferrying Canada 1 1
Total 171 53 142 437 803 36 31

Notes

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  • A.^ All 39 of the 400 series in the Jazz Aviation fleet and 7 of the 15 in the PAL Airlines fleet are operated under the brand name Air Canada Express.[8]

Former civil operators

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Airline Country -100 -200 -300 -400 Total
Air Alliance[9] Canada 8 8
Air Atlantic[10] Canada 22 22
Air Atonabee (City Express)[11] Canada 7 7
Air BC[12] Canada 18 8 26
Air Berlin Germany 20 20
Air Dolomiti Italy 3 3
Air Nostrum Spain 19 19
Air Nova[13] Canada 29 2 31
Air Ontario[14] Canada 27 6 33
Air Panama Panama 1 1
Air Sénégal International Senegal 2 1 3
Air Service Gabon Gabon 6 1 7
Air Southwest United Kingdom 7 7
Air Wisconsin United States 5 7 12
airBaltic Latvia 12 12
Province of Alberta, Department Of Public Works[15] Canada 1 1
ALM Antillean Airlines Netherlands 6 6
AmakUnited States Airlines Japan 1 1
America West Airlines United States 12 1 13
Ansett New Zealand New Zealand 7 2 9
Arctic Sunwest Charters (8199400 Canada)[16] Canada 2 2
Augsburg Airways Germany 5 2 11 10 28
Austrian Airlines (Tyrolean Airways) Austria 14 22 18 54
Avmax Aircraft Leasing[17] Canada 48 19 34 1 102
Bahamasair Bahamas 9 9
Bombardier Inc.[18] Canada 3 4 23 296 326
Buraq Air Libya 1 1
Canadian North[19] Canada 4 1 5
Colgan Air United States 32 32
CommuteAir United States 16 6 22
Connect Airlines United States 2 2
Darwin Airline Switzerland 2 2
Denim Air Netherlands 1 1
Dutch Caribbean Airlines Netherlands 2 2
Eastern Airways United Kingdom 3 3
Eznis Airways Mongolia 2 2
Field Aviation Company Canada 2 16 22 30
Flybe (1979–2020) United Kingdom 3 11 79 93
Flybe (2022–2023) United Kingdom 10 10
FlyViking Norway 3 3
Freedom Airlines United States 12 12
GMG Airlines Bangladesh 3 2 5
Hawkair[20] Canada 7 2 9
Henson Airlines United States 40 40
Horizon Air United States 24 28 56 108
InterSky Austria 5 5
Island Air (Hawaii) United States 13 3 8 24
Japan Air Commuter Japan 11 11
Jeju Air South Korea 5 5
Jetstar Australia 5 5
LAN Colombia Colombia 9 4 13
LC Perú Peru 6 3 9
LIAT20 Antigua and Barbuda 12 17 29
LOT Polish Airlines Poland 12 12
Lynx Aviation United States 11 11
Malév Hungarian Airlines Hungary 4 4
Medavia Malta 2 2 4
Mesa Airlines United States 16 7 23
Mesaba Airlines United States 25 25
Metro Airlines United States 9 9
Nav Canada[21] Canada 1 1
NorOntair (Air-Dale Limited)[22] Canada 2 2
Origin Pacific Airways New Zealand 3 2 5
Pena Transportes Aéreos Brazil 2 2
Piedmont Airlines United States 77 19 12 108
Proflight Zambia Zambia 1 1
Regent Airways Bangladesh 2 2
R1 Airlines[23] Canada 21 7 7 35
Republic Airline United States 31 31
Royal Jordanian Airlines Jordan 2 2
Scandinavian Airlines Sweden 28 28
Silverstone Air Kenya 2 3 5
Sky Regional[24] Canada 5 5
Skyservices Limited[25] Canada 1 1
SkyWork Airlines Switzerland 3 3
South African Express South Africa 13 10 23
Southern Star Airlines South Sudan 1 1
Starbow Ghana 1 1
Surinam Airways Suriname 1 1
Trans Nation Airways Ethiopia 1 1
Transportes Aéreos Regionais da Bacia Amazônica Brazil 6 6
Tavaj Linhas Aéreas Brazil 2 2
Time Air[26] Canada 12 20 32
Uni Air Taiwan 1 13 14
United Airways Bangladesh 2 2
Vincent Aviation New Zealand 1 1
Wings Air Indonesia 3 3
Yemenia Joint Venture (YJV) Yemen 3 3
Total 495 136 309 676 1,616

Remarks

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Coast guard, border guard and military operators

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Operator Country Number Model Role Ref
Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard Netherlands 2 MPA-D8 Maritime surveillance, based at Curaçao - Hato Air Base [27]
Netherlands Coastguard 2 MPA-D8 Maritime surveillance, based at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol [28]
Australian Border Force Australia 10 -200 (6)
-300 (4)
Maritime surveillance [4][29]
Royal Australian Navy 1 -200 Hydrographic survey [30]
Royal Canadian Air Force Canada 4 CT-142 "Gonzo" Navigational trainer [31][32]
Government of Canada,
Department Of Transport
3 -200 (2)
-300 (1)
Maritime surveillance (National Aerial Surveillance Program) on behalf of the Canadian Coast Guard [33]
Icelandic Coast Guard Iceland 1 -300 MSA Maritime surveillance [34]
Japan Coast Guard Japan 7 -300 MSA Maritime surveillance
Kenya Air Force Kenya 3 -100 Medium lift transport
Mexican Navy Mexico 1 -202 Utility transport
Swedish Coast Guard Sweden 3 -300 MSA Maritime surveillance [35]
United States Air Force United States 2 E-9A Widget Surveillance aircraft [36][37]
United States Army 13 RO-6A Surveillance aircraft [38][39]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection 7 -200 (4)
-300 MPA (3)
Maritime patrol

Other applications

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Two used Q400s, acquired from Scandinavian Airlines System, were modified by Cascade Aerospace of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada 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)[40] of water in this role compared to De Havilland Canada's CL-415 dedicated water bomber which can drop 6,140 L (1,350 imp gal; 1,620 US gal). The latter, however, is an amphibious aircraft and requires less infrastructure.

The National Police of Colombia operates a single De Havilland Dash 8-300 for utility transport.[41]

Neptune Aviation of Missoula, Montana have acquired a Q300 as a prototype for future Q200/Q300 water bombers to replace current P2V aircraft.[42]

The United States Department of State operates seven Dash 8-300 aircraft.[43]

References

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  15. ^ "CCAR - History Search Result - Province of Alberta, Department Of Public Works". Retrieved 10 February 2025.
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  25. ^ "CCAR - History Search Result - Skyservices Limited". Retrieved 10 February 2025.
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  41. ^ "DASH-8 -Aviación Policial de la Policía Nacional". National Police of Colombia. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
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