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.[1] The following lists both former and current operators.
Unfilled orders
editAs 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]
| Airline | Orders |
|---|---|
 Biman Bangladesh Airlines
|
2 |
 CIB Leasing
|
1 |
 Conair Group
|
5 |
 Ethiopian Airlines
|
10 |
 Philippine Airlines
|
2 |
 Qazaq Air
|
2 |
 SpiceJet
|
25 |
| US-Bangla Airlines
|
3 |
| Undisclosed | 4 |
| Total | 54 |
Civil operators
edit- A total of 143 Dash 8 Series 100 aircraft were in airline service with 35 operators as of July 2018.[3][needs update]
- A total of 42 Dash 8 Series 200 aircraft were in commercial service with 16 operators as of July 2018.[3][needs update]
- A total of 151 Dash 8 Series 300 aircraft were in airline service, with 32 operators as of July 2018.[3][needs update]
- A total of 508 DHC-8-400 aircraft are in airline service, with 56 orders as of July 2018.[3][4][needs update]
| Airline | -100 | -200 | -300 | -400 | Total | Orders | Options |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 748 Air Services |
6 | — | — | 6 | 12 | — | — |
 Abu Dhabi Aviation |
— | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | — | — |
 Aero Contractors |
— | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
 Aero Transporte S.A. |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
 Air Bikini |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Air Canada Express |
— | — | — | 39 | 39 | — | — |
 Universal Air |
1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | 2 |
 Air Côte d'Ivoire |
— | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Air Creebec |
15 | — | 2 | — | 17 | — | — |
 Air Greenland |
— | 8 | — | — | 8 | — | — |
| Air Inuit |
3 | — | 12 | — | 15 | — | — |
 Air Kiribati |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Air Marshall Islands |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
 Air New Zealand |
— | — | 23 | — | 23 | — | |
 Air Niugini |
— | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
 Air Tanzania |
— | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| Airkenya Express |
1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Airlines PNG |
8 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — |
| Airworks Kenya |
1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| ALS – Aircraft Leasing Services |
8 | 1 | 2 | — | 11 | — | — |
 ANA Wings |
— | — | — | 24 | 24 | — | — |
| Arik Air |
— | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Asia Pacific Airlines (PNG) |
3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| Auric Air |
1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
 Aurora |
— | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | — | — |
 Avioandes |
— | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Avmax Aircraft Leasing[5] A C |
3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — |
 Banco de México |
— | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
 Berry Aviation |
— | 7 | — | — | 7 | — | — |
| Bighorn Airways |
3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
 Blue Bird Aviation Yemen |
3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — |
| Bluebird Aviation |
3 | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | — |
| Biman Bangladesh Airlines[6] |
— | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | — |
| Bombardier Inc.[5] |
— | 2 | — | 14 | 16 | — | — |
 Camair-Co |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
 CemAir |
1 | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | — | — |
| Central Mountain Air |
5 | — | 5 | — | 10 | — | — |
| Chrono Aviation |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Conair Group |
— | — | — | 14 | 14 | — | — |
 Congo Airways |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Connect Airlines |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| ConocoPhillips |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
 Croatia Airlines |
— | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 4 |
| DAC East Africa |
2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| Dynamic Aviation |
4 | 1 | 3 | — | 8 | — | — |
| Eastafrican.com |
1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Era Aviation (now operating as Ravn Alaska) |
10 | — | 1 | — | 11 | — | — |
| Ethiopian Airlines |
— | — | — | 33 | 33 | 3 | — |
| Falcon Aviation Services |
— | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Fly540 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Goldcorp Canada[5] |
— | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Gouvernement du Québec, Service aérien gouvernemental[5] |
— | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
 Heli Malongo Airways |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Hydro-Québec[5] |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
 Icelandair |
— | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | — | — |
| Jambojet |
— | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — |
 LAM Mozambique Airlines |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
 Luxair |
— | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — |
| Luxwing |
— | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — |
 Maldivian |
— | 2 | 7 | — | 9 | — | — |
 Maroomba Airlines |
3 | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | — |
| Medavia |
— | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Moçambique Expresso |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| National Jet Express |
— | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — |
| Nav Canada[5] |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| North Cariboo Air (North Cariboo Flying Service) |
— | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — |
 Nouvelle Air Affaires Gabon |
— | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
 Olympic Air |
2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Oriental Air Bridge |
— | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| PAL Aerospace |
2 | — | 6 | 7 | 15 | — | — |
| PAL Express |
— | — | — | 10 | 10 | 5 | — |
 Passion Air |
— | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | — |
| Perimeter Aviation |
6 | — | 5 | — | 11 | — | — |
 Petro Air |
— | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
 Petroleum Air Services |
— | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | — |
| Pivot Airlines |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Polyarnye Avialinii |
— | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Porter Airlines |
— | — | — | 29 | 29 | — | — |
| Prime Aviation |
— | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
 Proflight Zambia |
— | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Province of Alberta, Department Of Public Works[5] |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Regional 1 C |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| QantasLink |
— | 3 | 16 | 31 | 50 | — | — |
| Qazaq Air |
— | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | — |
 RwandAir |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Ryukyu Air Commuter |
— | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| Safarilink Aviation |
— | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — |
 SATA Air Açores |
— | 2 | — | 5 | 7 | — | — |
 Shree Airlines |
— | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — |
| Skippers Aviation
|
4 | — | 6 | — | 10 | — | — |
| Skytrans Airlines |
5 | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | — |
| Skyward Express |
1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| SpiceJet |
— | — | — | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 |
| Star Peru |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Summit Air |
2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sunwest Aviation
|
— | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — |
| TAAG Angola Airlines |
— | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — |
 Tassili Airlines Algeria |
— | 4 | — | 4 | 8 | — | — |
| Trans Nation Airways |
— | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Transport Canada |
3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| UmzaXpress |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Voyageur Airways |
20 | — | 18 | 2 | 40 | — | — |
| Wasaya Airways |
4 | — | 2 | — | 6 | — | — |
| WestJet Encore |
— | — | — | 47 | 47 | — | — |
 Widerøe |
23 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 45 | — | — |
| World Wide Aircraft Ferrying[5] |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Total | 168 | 54 | 157 | 428 | 807 | 41 | 29 |
Notes
editFormer civil operators
edit
Remarks
edit- Air Wisconsin operating as United Express via a code sharing agreement with United Airlines
- Mesa Airlines operating as America West Express via a code sharing agreement with America West Airlines and later as US Airways Express via a code sharing agreement with US Airways and also as United Express via a code sharing agreement with United Airlines
- Colgan Air operating Q400 aircraft as Continental Connection via a code sharing agreement with Continental Airlines and later as United Express via a code sharing agreement with United Airlines
- CommutAir operating as Continental Express via code sharing agreement with Continental Airlines
- Freedom Airlines operating as the Delta Connection via a code sharing agreement with Delta Air Lines
- Henson Airlines operating as USAir Express via a code sharing agreement with USAir
- Island Air (Hawaii) (formerly operated DHC-8-100 aircraft that were subsequently removed from the fleet and now operates Q400 aircraft)
- Lynx Aviation operating code sharing flights with Q400 aircraft on behalf of Frontier Airlines
- Mesaba Airlines operating as Northwest Airlink via a code sharing agreement with Northwest Airlines
- Metro Airlines operating as Eastern Metro Express via a code sharing agreement with Eastern Airlines
Coast guard, border guard and military operators
edit| Operator | Country | Number | Model | Role | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard |  Netherlands |
2 | MPA-D8 | Maritime surveillance | [7] Based at Curaçao - Hato Air Base |
| Netherlands Coast Guard | 2 | MPA-D8 | Maritime surveillance | [8] Based at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | |
| Australian Border Force | Australia |
10 | -200 (6) -300 (4) |
Maritime surveillance | [3][9] |
| Royal Australian Navy | 1 | -200 | Hydrographic Survey | [10] | |
| Royal Canadian Air Force | Canada |
4 | CT-142 "Gonzo" | Navigational trainer | [11] |
| Transport Canada | 3 | M-102 | maritime 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 | Iceland |
1 | -300 MSA | maritime surveillance | [12] |
| 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 | [13] |
| United States Air Force |  United States |
2 | E-9A "Widget" | surveillance aircraft | [14][15] |
| United States Army | 13 | RO-6A | surveillance aircraft | [16][17] | |
| U.S. Customs and Border Protection | 7 | 4-200s, 3-300s MPA | Maritime Patrol |
Other applications
editTwo 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)[18] 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.[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]
References
edit- ^ a b leehamnews.com - De Havilland to pause production this year after backlog built 31 January 2021
- ^ "Program Status Report - Q Series aircraft" (PDF). Bombardier Aerospace. 31 December 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "World Airline Census 2018". Flightglobal.com. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ^ "Program Status Report - Q Series" (PDF). June 30, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j 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 parentheses is the owner name listed with TC. As of 21 March 2011 there were 180 DHC-8 registered.
- ^ "Fleet Information". www.biman-airlines.com. Archived from the original on 2021-03-21. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
- ^ "Dash 8 - Coastguard Dutch Caribbean". kustwacht.org. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ "Kustwachtvliegtuig". kustwacht.nl. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "World Airliner Census". Flight International, 3–9 October 2006.
- ^ "Laser Airborne Depth Sounder". Royal Australian Navy. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Fréttir < Stjórnsýslusvið < Starfsemi < Vefsvæði LHG.is". www.lhg.is. Archived from the original on 12 January 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.kustbevakningen.se. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "E-9A". U.S. Air Force. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
- ^ "53RD Weapons Evaluation Group". Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine Tyndall Air Force Base, 28 May 2008. Retrieved: 11 April 2009.
- ^ Embraer2020-12-04T12:30:00 00:00, In association with. "World Air Forces 2021". Flight Global. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Trevithick, Joseph (20 February 2018). "We Now Know Exactly What Sensors the Army's Powerful New RO-6A Spy Planes Will Carry". The Drive. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
- ^ "Cascade - Q400 Airtanker Conversion". www.cascadeaerospace.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2005. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "DASH-8 -Aviación Policial de la Policía Nacional". National Police of Colombia. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ Missoulian, ROBERT STRUCKMAN of the (9 July 2005). "Neptune Aviation unveils next step in slurry bomber evolution". Missoulian.com. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
- ^ "United States - US Department of State (DOS) Fleet, Routes & Reviews". FlightRadar24. Retrieved 14 November 2023.