List of Bombardier Dash 8 operators
The Bombardier Dash 8, previously the Henry Dash 8, is a turboprop delivered in three size categories, typically seating from 37 pax (-Q100) to 86 pax (-Q400 NextGen). The following lists both former and current operators.
Civil operators
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Austrian airline InterSky Q300 at Berlin's Tempelhof International Airport
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 Dash 8 in NAM AIR (Namibia) livery
South African Express Dash-8 Q400 (ZS-YBW) at Port Elizabeth Airport in 2013.
- A total of 221 Dash 8 Series 100 aircraft were in airline service with 47 operators as of August 2008.[1]
- A total of 71 Dash 8 Series 200 aircraft were in commercial service with 15 operators as of August 2008.[1]
- A total of 214 Dash 8 Series 300 aircraft were in airline service, with 13 further orders as of August 2006.[2]
- A total of 142 Q400 aircraft are in airline service, with 213 orders as of March 2009.
Major Dash 8 operators include:
| Airline | -100 | -200 | -300 | -400 | Total | Orders | Options |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi Aviation | — | 2 | 4[3] | — | 6 | — | — |
| Aero Contractors | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | — |
| ALM Antillean Airlines | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | — | — |
| airBaltic | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | — | — |
| Air Berlin[4] (operated by Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter) | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | — | — |
| United[5] | 36 | — | 28 | 21 | 85 | — | 9 |
| Air Creebec[5] | 12 | — | 1 | — | 13 | — | — |
| Air Greenland | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | — |
| Air Iceland | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Air Inuit[5] | 5 | — | 6 | — | 11 | — | — |
| Air Labrador (Labrador Airways)[5] A | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Air Nelson | — | — | 23 | — | 23 | — | — |
| Air Nippon Network | — | — | 5 | 14 | 19 | — | — |
| Air Niugini | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | — | — |
| Air Nostrum | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Air Panama | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Airphil Express | — | — | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | — |
| Air Service Gabon | 3 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — |
| Air Tanzania | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Airlines PNG | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — |
| Arctic Sunwest Charters (171817 Canada Inc)[5] | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Arik Air | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — |
| Augsburg Airways | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Austrian Airlines (Tyrolean Airways)[6] | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | — | — |
| Avmax Aircraft Leasing[5] B E | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — |
| Bahamasair | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | — | — |
| Bombardier Inc.[5] | — | 2 | — | 14 | 16 | — | — |
| Buraq Air | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Canadian North[5] | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
| Republic Airways | — | — | — | 20 | 14 | — | — |
| CommutAir (United Express) | — | 16 | 5 | — | 21 | — | — |
| Croatia Airlines | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 4 |
| Darwin Airline | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Denim Air | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Dutch Caribbean Express | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Eastern Airways[7] | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Eastern Australia Airlines | 9 | 3 | 10 | — | 22 | — | — |
| Era Aviation | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — |
| Ethiopian Airlines | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — |
| EuroLOT[8] | — | — | — | 11 (+3) | 11 | 3 | 6 |
| Eznis Airways | — | — | — | 1 (+1) | 1 | 1 | — |
| Field Aviation[5] | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Fly540 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| Flybe | — | — | — | 57 (+3) | 57 | 3 | — |
| GMG Airlines | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Goldcorp Canada[5] | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Gouvernement du Québec, Service aérien gouvernemental[5] | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Hawkair[5] C | 3 | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | — |
| Horizon Air | — | — | — | 50 | 50 | - | 7 |
| Hydro-Québec[5] | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| InterSky | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — |
| Island Air | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — |
| Japan Air Commuter | — | — | — | 9 (+1) | 9 | 1 | — |
| LAM Mozambique Airlines | — | — | — | 1 (+3) | 1 | 3 | — |
| LAN Colombia | — | 7 | — | — | 7 | — | — |
| LC Perú | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | — |
| LIAT | 3 | — | 13 | — | 16 | — | — |
| Luxair[9] | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4[10] | 4[10] |
| Maldivian | — | 2 | 3 | — | 5 | — | — |
| Malév Hungarian Airlines | — | — | — | 4 (+4/4) | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Mesa Airlines | 6 | 12 | — | — | 18 | — | — |
| Nav Canada[5] | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| North Cariboo Air (North Cariboo Flying Service)[5] | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | 10 | — | — |
| Olympic Air | 5 | — | — | 9 (+8)[11] | 14 | 8 | — |
| Oriental Air Bridge | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| PAL Aerospace[5] | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| PAL Express | — | — | 4 | 5 | 9 | — | — |
| Perimeter Aviation[5] | 3 | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | — |
| Petroleum Air Services | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | — |
| Piedmont Airlines | 33 | — | 11 | — | 44 | — | — |
| Porter Airlines[5] | — | — | — | 26 (+4)[12] | 26 | — | 4 |
| Province of Alberta, Department Of Public Works[5] | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Provincial Airlines[5] D | 4 | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — |
| Regional 1[5] E | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — |
| QantasLink[13] | — | 3 | 16 | 29 | 48 | — | — |
| Qazaq Air | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Regent Airways | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Ryukyu Air Commuter | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
| SATA Air Açores[14] | — | 2 | — | 4 | 6 | — | — |
| SAS Group (as airBaltic and Widerøe) | — | — | — | (+14)[15] | - | 14 | — |
| Sky Regional Airlines[5] | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| Sky Work Airlines | — | — | — | 3[16] | 3 | — | — |
| Skytrans Airlines | 9 | — | 3 | — | 12 | — | — |
| South African Express | — | — | — | 10[17] | 10 | — | — |
| Southern Star Airlines | 1[18] | — | — | - | 1 | — | — |
| Sunshine Airlines | — | 2 | 6 | — | 8 | — | — |
| SpiceJet[5] | — | — | — | 15 (+15) | 15 | 15 | |
| Sunwest Aviation[5] | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Tassili Airlines Algeria | — | (+4) | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — |
| United Airways | 2[19] | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Uni Air | — | — | 8 | — | 8 | — | — |
| Voyageur Airways[5] | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | — | — |
| WestJet Encore[20] | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 22 | 5 |
| Widerøe | 19 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 1 | — |
| Wings Abadi Air | — | — | — | (+8) | - | 8 | — |
| World Wide Aircraft Ferrying[5] | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Yemenia Joint Venture (YJV) | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Some 25 other airlines operate fewer than three Dash 8 Series 100s.[1] Some four other airlines operate fewer than two Dash 8 Series 200s.[1] Some 11 other airlines operate smaller numbers of Dash 8 Series 300.[2] Some 17 other airlines operate smaller numbers of Dash 8 Series 400.[2]
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.[21]
Notes
- :A.^ Both aircraft are listed as having their registration cancelled.
- :B.^ Two of the 100 series are listed as having their registration cancelled.
- :C.^ One of the 200 series is listed as having an expired registration as of 2005.
- :D.^ Provincial Airlines is owned by Provincial Aerospace.
- :E.^ Regional 1 is owned by Avmax.
Former civil Operators
DHC-8 Dash 8 aircraft were also formerly operated in the U.S.A. by Metro Airlines flying as Eastern Metro Express via a code share agreement with Eastern Airlines.
Coast guard, border guard and military operators
USAF E-9A "Widget" over Tyndall Air Force Base
| Operator | Country | Number | Model | Role | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caribbean Coastguard |  Aruba Sint Maarten Curaçao Caribbean Netherlands | 2 | MPA-D8 | Maritime surveillance | [22] |
| Australian Customs and Border Protection Service |  Australia | 10 | -200 (6) -300 (4) | Maritime surveillance | [1][2] |
| Royal Australian Navy | 1 | -200 | Hydrographic Survey | [23] | |
| Royal Canadian Air Force |  Canada | 4 | CT-142 "Gonzo" | Navigational trainer | [24] |
| Transport Canada | 2 | -100 | maritime surveillance operated for Canadian Coast Guard | [5] | |
| Icelandic Coast Guard |  Iceland | 1 | -300 | maritime surveillance | [25] |
| Japan Coast Guard |  Japan | 3 | -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 | [26] |
| United States Air Force |  United States | 2 | E-9A "Widget" | surveillance aircraft | [27] |
| U.S. Customs and Border Protection | 7 | 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 10,000 L (2,200 imp gal; 2,600 US gal)[28] 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.
Neptune Aviation of Missoula, Montana have acquired a Q300 as a prototype for future Q200/Q300 water bombers to replace current P2V aircraft.[29]
Dash8 Sécurité Civile France
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "World Airliner Census." Flight International, 19–25 August 2008.
- 1 2 3 4 "World Airliner Census". Flight International, 3–9 October 2006.
- ↑ Dhabi "Fleet Abu Dhabi Aviation." airfleets.net, 13 July 2008. Retrieved: 11 April 2009.
- ↑ http://ir.airberlin.com/en/ir/facts-about-the-group/The-fleet
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Aircraft listed at the Canadian Civil Aircraft Register 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.
- ↑ http://www.tyrolean.at/Tyrolean/Fleet/OurFleet/BombardierQ400.aspx?sc_lang=de
- ↑ Eastern Airways DHC-8-311 Fleet List
- ↑ "Eurolot Signs for up to 20 Bombardier Q400 NextGen Airliners". Bombardier Inc. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
- ↑ planespotters.net. "Luxair fleet". Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- 1 2 "Bombardier Confirms Luxair as Previously Unidentified Customer for Q400 NextGen Turboprops". Toronto. September 29, 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ↑ CH-Aviation
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ https://www.sata.pt/en/sata/fleet
- ↑ SAS receives compensation and order new aircraft for fleet replacement
- ↑ Sky Work Airlines to receive Bombardier Q400
- ↑ SA Express Current Fleet
- ↑ Photo of 5Y-BZI on airliners.net
- ↑
- ↑ "WestJet selects Bombardier Q400 for new regional airline". WestJet. Retrieved 05.01.2012. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ Pinnacle
- ↑ Samen Sterk
- ↑ "Laser Airborne Depth Sounder". Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ↑ CT-142 Dash-8 - Overview, CT-142 Dash-8 - Technical Specifications Department of National Defence, March 2007. Retrieved: 22 October 2008.
- ↑ Icelandic Coast Guard Report
- ↑ Sweden
- ↑ "53RD Weapons Evaluation Group". Tyndall Air Force Base, 28 May 2008. Retrieved: 11 April 2009.
- ↑ Tanker conversion
- ↑ Water bomber
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