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.
As of early 2021, De Havilland announced to suspend production after the entire backlog of overall 19 aircraft has been built in the same year.[1] As of December 2018, the following customers had outstanding orders listed:[2]
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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 |
Major Dash 8 operators include:
Airline | -100 | -200 | -300 | -400 | Total | Orders | Options |
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Abu Dhabi Aviation | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — |
Aero Contractors | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Air Canada Express | — | — | — | 43 | 43 | — | — |
Air Creebec | 14 | — | 2 | — | 16 | — | — |
Air Greenland | — | 7 | — | — | 7 | — | — |
Air Iceland | — | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | — | — |
Air Inuit | 1 | — | 9 | — | 11 | — | — |
Air New Zealand | — | — | 23 | — | 23 | — | — |
ANA Wings | — | — | — | 24 | 24 | — | — |
Air Niugini | — | 2 | 5 | — | 7 | — | — |
Airphil Express | — | — | 4 | 12 | 16 | — | — |
Air Tanzania | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
Airlines PNG | 10 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — |
Arik Air | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Auric Air | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | — | — |
Aurora | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | — | — |
Austrian Airlines (Tyrolean Airways)[5] | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — |
Avmax Aircraft Leasing[6] A C | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Biman Bangladesh Airlines[7] | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | — |
Bombardier Inc.[6] | — | 2 | — | 14 | 16 | — | — |
Canadian North[6] | 3 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — |
Croatia Airlines | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 4 |
Era Aviation (now operating as Ravn Alaska) | 10 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — |
Ethiopian Airlines | — | — | — | 26 | 26 | 3 | — |
LOT Polish Airlines[8] | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 3 | 6 |
Fly540 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
Goldcorp Canada[6] | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Gouvernement du Québec, Service aérien gouvernemental[6] | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
Horizon Air | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | — | |
Hydro-Québec[6] | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
Jambojet | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — |
Japan Air Commuter | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Luxair | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — |
Maldivian | — | 2 | 8 | — | 10 | — | — |
Maroomba Airlines | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Medavia | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
Nav Canada[6] | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nok Air | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — |
North Cariboo Air (North Cariboo Flying Service) | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — |
Olympic Air | 2 | — | — | 8 | 10 | — | — |
Oriental Air Bridge | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
PAL Aerospace | 3 | — | 5 | — | 8 | — | — |
PAL Express | — | — | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5 | — |
Perimeter Aviation | 5 | — | 3 | — | 8 | — | — |
Petroleum Air Services | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | — |
Porter Airlines | — | — | — | 29 | 29 | — | — |
Province of Alberta, Department Of Public Works[6] | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Regional 1 C | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | — | — |
QantasLink | — | 3 | 16 | 31 | 50 | — | — |
Qazaq Air | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — |
Regent Airways | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
Ryukyu Air Commuter | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — |
SATA Air Açores | — | 2 | — | 4 | 6 | — | — |
Shree Airlines | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Skippers Aviation | 2 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Skytrans Airlines | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
South African Express | — | — | — | 10[9] | 10 | — | — |
SpiceJet | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 |
Star Peru | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Tassili Airlines Algeria | — | 4 | — | 4 | 8 | — | — |
Transport Canada | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
US-Bangla Airlines | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Voyageur Airways | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
WestJet Encore | — | — | — | 47 | 47 | — | — |
Widerøe | 22 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 42 | — | — |
World Wide Aircraft Ferrying[6] | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Yemenia Joint Venture (YJV) | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Some 21 other airlines operate fewer than three Dash 8 Series 100s.[3] Some three other airlines operate fewer than two Dash 8 Series 200s.[3] Some 11 other airlines operate smaller numbers of Dash 8 Series 300.[10] Some 17 other airlines operate smaller numbers of Dash 8 Series 400.[10]
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.[11]
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Operator | Country | Number | Model | Role | Ref |
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Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard | ![]() | 2 | MPA-D8 | Maritime surveillance | [13] Based at Curaçao - Hato Air Base |
Netherlands Coast Guard | - | MPA-D8 | Maritime surveillance | 2 on order for delivery per 2021, to be based at Schiphol Airport | |
Australian Border Force | ![]() | 10 | -200 (6) -300 (4) | Maritime surveillance | [3][10] |
Royal Australian Navy | 1 | -200 | Hydrographic Survey | [14] | |
Royal Canadian Air Force | ![]() | 4 | CT-142 "Gonzo" | Navigational trainer | [15] |
Transport Canada | 3 | M-102 | maritime surveillance (N.A.S.P.) on behalf of Canadian Coast Guard | [6] C-GCFJ (s/n 20) C-GSUR (s/n 46) C-FTFM (s/n 17) | |
Icelandic Coast Guard | ![]() | 1 | -300 | maritime surveillance | [16] |
Japan Coast Guard | ![]() | 8 | -300 MSA | maritime surveillance | |
Kenya Air Force | ![]() | 3 | -100 | medium lift transport | |
Mexican Navy | ![]() | 1 | -202 | utility transport | |
Swedish Coast Guard | ![]() | 3 | -300 MSA | maritime surveillance | [17] |
United States Air Force | ![]() | 2 | E-9A "Widget" | surveillance aircraft | [18][19] |
United States Army | 13 | RO-6A | surveillance aircraft | [20][21] | |
U.S. Customs and Border Protection | 7 | 4-200s, 3-300s MPA | Maritime Patrol |
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)[22] 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.[23]
Neptune Aviation of Missoula, Montana have acquired a Q300 as a prototype for future Q200/Q300 water bombers to replace current P2V aircraft.[24]
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