List of BAe 146 operators

The following is a list of current and former operators of BAe 146 and Avro RJ operators.

Current operators

Australia

• Pionair Australia

Bahrain

• Bahrain Defence Force
• Bahrain Royal Flight

Bolivia

• EcoJet
• Minera San Cristobal
• TAM Empresa Pública - TAMep

Canada

• Conair Aerial Firefighting
• North Cariboo Air
• Summit Air

Chile

• Aerovías DAP

Indonesia

• Indonesia Government

Iran

• Islamic Republic of Iran
• Mahan Air
• Qeshm Airlines
• Yazd Airways

Kyrgyzstan

• TezJet

Libya

• Air Libya

Morocco

• Morocco Government

United Kingdom

• Empire Test Pilots' School
• Natural Environment Research Council

United States

• Aero-Flite Aerial Firefighting
• Air Spray USA
• Neptune Aviation Services

Civil operators

Current and former operators are included on the following list.

Albania

• Albanian Airlines - ceased operations

Blue1 Avro RJ85 at Turku Airport.

An Avro RJ 100 of Swiss International Air Lines, registration HB-IXU.

Armenia

• Armenia Airways - former operator

Australia

• Ansett Australia - ceased operations
• Australian airExpress - ceased operations

Brussels Airlines Avro RJ85 on final Approach for Berlin Tempelhof Airport.

• Australian Airlink - ceased operations
• National Jet Express, formerly Cobham Aviation Services Australia
• Norfolk Jet Express - ceased operations
• Pionair Australia
• TNT - ceased operations

Belgium

• Brussels Airlines - former operator
• Delta Air Transport - former operator
• SABENA - former operator
• SN Brussels Airlines - former operator
• TNT Airways - former operator
  • →ASL Airlines Belgium

Bolivia

• Aerosur - ceased operations
• EcoJet
• TAM - ceased operations

Botswana

• Air Botswana - former operator

Brazil

• Air Brasil - former operator
• TABA – Transportes Aéreos da Bacia Amazônica - former operator

Bulgaria

• Avia Bravo
• Bulgaria Air - former operator
• Hemus Air - ceased operations

Canada

• Air Atlantic - former operator
• Air BC - former operator
• Air Canada Jazz - former operator
• Air Nova - former operator
• Air Spray - currently flies converted BAe 146-200 aircraft as aerial firefighting air tankers.
• Conair Group - currently flies ten converted Avro RJ85 aircraft as aerial firefighting air tankers.
• First Air - former operator (Avro RJ85)
• North Cariboo Air - current operator of RJ100 aircraft.(2)
• Summit Air - current operator of Avro RJ85 and RJ100 aircraft

Chile

• Aerovías DAP
• LAN-Chile - former operator
  • → LATAM Chile

China

• CAAC Airlines - former operator
  • →Air China - former operator
  • →China Eastern Airlines - former operator
  • →China Northwest Airlines→China Eastern Airlines - former operator

Colombia

• SAM - former operator

Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Korongo Airlines - former operator

Djibouti

• Air Djibouti - former operator

Dominical Republic

• Sol Dominicana Airlines - ceased operations

Equatorial Guinea

• Cronos Airlines - former operator

Faroe Island

• Atlantic Airways - former operator

Germany

• Eurowings - former operator
• Lufthansa CityLine - former operator
• WDL Aviation - former operator
  • →German Regional Airlines

Ghana

• Starbow Airlines - ceased operations

Greece

• Aegean Airlines - former operator
• Astra Airlines - former operator, ceased operations
• Ellinair - former operator, ceased operations

Hungary

• TNT Malev Express - ceased operations

Indonesia

• Aviastar Mandiri
• National Air Charter - former operator
• Penas Air - ceased operations

India

• MDLR Airlines - ceased operations

Iran

• Mahan Air
• Qeshm Air
• Taban Air - former operator

Ireland

• Aer Lingus - former operator
• CityJet - former operator

Isle of Man

• Manx Airlines - former operator, ceased operations

Italy

• Air Dolomiti - former operator
• Alisarda - former operator; ceased operations
• Meridiana - former operator; ceased operations
• Sagittair - ceased operations

Krgystan

• TezJet

Latvia

• airBaltic - former operator (Avro RJ70 1996-2005)

Libya

• Air Libya

Malta

• efly - ceased operations

Malaysia

• Heritage Air (Melaka) - ceased operations

Mongolia

• Eznis Airways - former operator

New Zealand

• Air National - former operator, ceased flight operations
• Ansett New Zealand, later Qantas New Zealand - former operator, ceased operations
• Mount Cook Airlines - former operator
• Vincent Aviation - ceased operations

Peru

• Star Peru - former operator

Philippines

• Asian Spirit - former operator
• Royal Air Philippines
• SkyJet Airlines

Taiwan

• Makung Airlines (now known as Uni Air) - former operator

Romania

• Aviro Air - ceased operations
• Romavia - former operator, ceased operations

South Africa

• Airlink - former operator
• Safair - former operator

Serbia

• Centavia - ceased operations

Spain

• Meridiana Air - former operator
• Orion Air - former operator
• Pan Air - former operator
  • →ASL Airlines Spain - former operator, ceased operations

Sweden

• Malmö Aviation / BRA Braathens Regional Airlines - ceased RJ operations in March 2020. ^[1]
• Transwede Airways - former operator, ceased operations in 2010.

Switzerland

• Crossair - ceased operations
• Swiss Global Air Lines - former operator

Thailand

• Thai Airways - former operator

Turkey

• Turkish Airlines - former operator

United Kingdom

Dan Air and Air UK Bae146s at Gatwick

• AirUK - former operator
• British Airways - former operator
• British Caribbean Airways (British Virgin Islands) - former operator
• British Midland International - former operator, ceased operations
• Capital Airlines - former operator
• Cello Aviation - former operator, ceased operations
• Dan-Air - former operator
• Debonair - former operator
• Easyjet - former operator
• Flightline - ceased operations
• Flybe - former operator, ceased operations
• Jota Aviation - former operator, ceased operations
• Loganair - former operator
• Titan Airways - former operator

United States

• AeroFlite - current operator of converted BAe 146 aircraft as aerial firefighting air tankers.
• AirCal - former operator
• AirPac - former operator (in Alaska)
• Air Spray - current operator of converted BAe 146 aircraft as aerial firefighting air tankers.
• Air Wisconsin (operating as United Express) - former operator of BAe 146-100, 146-200 and 146-300 aircraft. Only U.S. operator of BAe 146-300.
• American Airlines - former operator (ex-AirCal aircraft)
• Aspen Airways - former BAe 146-100 operator (acquired by Air Wisconsin)
• Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) (operating as Delta Connection) - former operator of the BAe 146-200.
• Business Express (operating as Delta Connection and Northwest Jetlink) - former operator of BAe 146-200 and Avro RJ70 aircraft
• Continental Express (operated by Presidential Airways) - former operator
• Discovery Airways - former operator
• Empire Airlines - former operator
• Mesaba Airlines (operating as Northwest Jetlink) - former Avro RJ85 operator
• Minden Air Corporation - current operator of converted BAe 146 aircraft as an aerial firefighting air tanker.
• Neptune Aviation - currently flies nine converted BAe 146 aircraft as aerial firefighting air tankers.
• Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) - former operator; fleet included aircraft previously ordered by Pacific Express but not delivered.
• Pan Am Express - former BAe 146-100; 146-200 operators (all later acquired by Air Wisconsin)
• Presidential Airways - former operator
• Royal West Airlines - former operator
• TriStar Airlines - former operator
• USAir (became US Airways, which merged with American Airlines) - former operator (ex-PSA aircraft)
• WestAir, operating as United Express - former operator

Ukraine

• UM Airlines - former operator; ceased operations

Uzbekistan

• Uzbekistan Airways - former operator

Zimbabwe

• Air Zimbabwe - former operator

Military and government operators

Government of Mali BAe 146-100 at Faro Airport, Portugal 1985

RAF BAe 146QC at Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan 2013

Austria

• Government of Austria - (never flown) ^[2]

Bahrain

• Royal Bahraini Air Force - used as Royal Flight

Bolivia

• Bolivian Air Force - former operator ^[3]

Indonesia

• Ministry of State Secretariat - Presidential aircraft. The aircraft are owned and operated by Pelita Air ^{[4] [5]}

Libya

• Free Libyan Air Force - former operator ^[6]

Mali

• Government of Mali - former operator ^[7]

Morocco

• Royal Moroccan Air Force - VIP Transport Squadron ^[8]

Nepal

• Nepalese Army Air Service - former operator^{[ citation needed ]}

Saudi Arabi

• Royal Saudi Air Force - former operator^{[ citation needed ]}

United Arab Emirates

• Dubai Air Wing
• United Arab Emirates Government

United Kingdom

• Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements
• Empire Test Pilots' School
• Royal Air Force
  • No. 32 (The Royal) Squadron RAF (former operator) ^[9]

Zimbabwe

• Air Force of Zimbabwe - No. 3 Squadron (former operator) ^[10]

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