List of Bombardier Dash 8 operators

The Bombardier Dash 8, previously the de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8, is a regional turboprop aircraft that was previously delivered in three size categories, typically seating from 37 max (Q100) to 86 max (Q400 NextGen). Only the larger Q400 model remains in production at the present time. The following lists both former and current operators.

Civil operators

A DHC-8-103Q Dash 8 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 Dash-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 Dash-8-100 being deiced at Cambridge Bay 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 143 Dash 8 Series 100 aircraft were in airline service with 35 operators as of July 2018.[1]
  • A total of 42 Dash 8 Series 200 aircraft were in commercial service with 16 operators as of July 2018.[1]
  • A total of 151 Dash 8 Series 300 aircraft were in airline service, with 32 operators as of July 2018.[1]
  • A total of 508 Q400 aircraft are in airline service, with 56 orders as of July 2018.[1][2]

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 Nelson——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)[3]———1414——
Avmax Aircraft Leasing[4] A C31——4——
Bombardier Inc.[4]—2—1416——
Canadian North[4]3—1—4——
Croatia Airlines———66—4
Jetstar Australia (Eastern Australian Airlines)—316—19——
Era Aviation (now operating as Ravn Alaska)10———10——
Ethiopian Airlines———181811—
LOT Polish Airlines[5]———121236
Eurowings———2020——
Fly5401—1—2——
Flybe———5353—
Goldcorp Canada[4]——1—1——
Gouvernement du Québec, Service aérien gouvernemental[4]—1——1——
Horizon Air———4747—7
Hydro-Québec[4]——123——
Japan Air Commuter———44——
Jazz Air15—264485——
LC Perú—1— 346—
Luxair———1111——
Maldivian—28—10——
Medavia1—1—2——
Nav Canada[4]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[4]1———1——
Regional 1 C113—5——
QantasLink——113142——
Qazaq Air———332—
Regent Airways——1—1——
Ryukyu Air Commuter———55——
SATA Air Açores—2—46——
Skytrans Airlines4———4——
South African Express———10[6]10——
SpiceJet———22222525
Tassili Airlines Algeria—4—48——
Voyageur Airways2—5—7——
WestJet Encore———4747——
Widerøe22361142——
World Wide Aircraft Ferrying[4]——112——
Yemenia Joint Venture (YJV)3———3——

Some 21 other airlines operate fewer than three Dash 8 Series 100s.[1] Some three other airlines operate fewer than two Dash 8 Series 200s.[1] Some 11 other airlines operate smaller numbers of Dash 8 Series 300.[7] Some 17 other airlines operate smaller numbers of Dash 8 Series 400.[7]

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.[8]

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

 Anguilla
 Austria
 Bahamas
 Bangladesh
 Brazil
 Canada
 Colombia
 Gabon
 Germany
 Hungary
 South Korea
 Italy
 Japan
 Jordan
 Libya
 Mongolia
 Mozambique
 Netherlands
 New Zealand
 Norway
 Panama
 Spain
 South Sudan
 Suriname
  Switzerland
 Taiwan
 Indonesia
 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 Aruba
 Sint Maarten
 Curaçao
 Caribbean Netherlands		2MPA-D8Maritime surveillance[9]
Australian Border Force Australia10-200 (6)
-300 (4)		Maritime surveillance[1][7]
Royal Australian Navy1-200Hydrographic Survey[10]
Royal Canadian Air Force Canada4CT-142 "Gonzo"Navigational trainer[11]
Transport Canada2-100maritime surveillance operated for Canadian Coast Guard[4]
Icelandic Coast Guard Iceland1-300maritime surveillance[12]
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[13]
United States Air Force United States2E-9A "Widget"surveillance aircraft[14]
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)[15] 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.[16]

Neptune Aviation of Missoula, Montana have acquired a Q300 as a prototype for future Q200/Q300 water bombers to replace current P2V aircraft.[17]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "World Airline Census 2018". Flightglobal.com. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  2. ↑ "Program Status Report - Q Series" (PDF). June 30, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  3. ↑
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 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.
  5. ↑ "Eurolot Signs for up to 20 Bombardier Q400 NextGen Airliners". Bombardier Inc. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Fleet". Fly SA Express. 2017-03-14. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
  7. 1 2 3 "World Airliner Census". Flight International, 3–9 October 2006.
  8. ↑
  9. ↑ "Dash 8 - Coastguard Dutch Caribbean". kustwacht.org. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Laser Airborne Depth Sounder". Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑
  13. ↑
  14. ↑ "53RD Weapons Evaluation Group". Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine. Tyndall Air Force Base, 28 May 2008. Retrieved: 11 April 2009.
  15. ↑
  16. ↑ "DASH-8 -Aviación Policial de la Policía Nacional". National Police of Colombia. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  17. ↑ Missoulian, ROBERT STRUCKMAN of the. "Neptune Aviation unveils next step in slurry bomber evolution". Missoulian.com. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
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