Civil operators
Figures for Canadian operators are correct as of 10 February 2025 [update] . [3] The reference includes one DHC-8-102 operated by Hawkair Aviation Services. However, the airline ceased operations in 2016, the certificate of registration was cancelled and the aircraft is not listed below with current operators.
- A total of 164 Dash 8 Series 100 aircraft were in airline service with 39 operators as of July 2018 and February 2025. [4] [ needs update ] [3]
- A total of 54 Dash 8 Series 200 aircraft were in commercial service with 27 operators as of July 2018 and February 2025. [4] [ needs update ] [3]
- A total of 159 Dash 8 Series 300 aircraft were in airline service, with 45 operators as of July 2018 and February 2025. [4] [ needs update ] [3]
- A total of 443 DHC-8-400 aircraft are in airline service, with 55 operators as of July 2018 and February 2025. [4] [5] [ needs update ] [3]
| Airline | Country | -100 | -200 | -300 | -400 | Total | Orders | Options |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Points Aviation | Canada | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 748 Air Services | Kenya | 6 | — | — | 7 | 13 | — | — |
| Abu Dhabi Aviation | United Arab Emirates | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | — | — |
| Aero Contractors | Nigeria | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Aero Transporte S.A. | Peru | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Air Bikini | Marshall Islands | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Air Côte d'Ivoire | Ivory Coast | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Air Creebec | Canada | 18 | — | 2 | — | 20 | — | — |
| Air Greenland | Greenland | — | 8 | — | — | 8 | — | — |
| Air Inuit | Canada | 4 | — | 13 | — | 17 | — | — |
| Air Kiribati | Kiribati | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Air Marshall Islands | Marshall Islands | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Air New Zealand | New Zealand | — | — | 23 | — | 23 | — | |
| Air Niugini | Papua New Guinea | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — |
| Air Tanzania | Tanzania | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| Airkenya Express | Kenya | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| PNG Air | Papua New Guinea | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — |
| Airworks Kenya | Kenya | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Aircraft Leasing Services | Kenya | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | 11 | — | — |
| ANA Wings | Japan | — | — | — | 24 | 24 | — | — |
| Asman Airlines | Kyrgyzstan | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Arik Air | Nigeria | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Asia Pacific Airlines | Papua New Guinea | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| Auric Air | Tanzania | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Aurora | Russia | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | — | — |
| Avioandes | Ecuador | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Avmax Aircraft Leasing | Canada | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — |
| Bank of Mexico | Mexico | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Berry Aviation | United States | — | 7 | — | — | 7 | — | — |
| Bighorn Airways | United States | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| Biman Bangladesh Airlines [6] | Bangladesh | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | — |
| Blue Bird Aviation | Yemen | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — |
| Bluebird Aviation | Kenya | 3 | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | — |
| Camair-Co | Cameroon | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| CemAir | South Africa | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | — | — |
| Central Mountain Air | Canada | 4 | — | 6 | 1 | 11 | — | — |
| Chrono Jet | Canada | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Conair Group | Canada | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | — | — |
| Congo Airways | Democratic Republic of the Congo | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| ConocoPhillips | United States | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Croatia Airlines | Croatia | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 4 |
| DAC East Africa | Kenya | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited | Canada | — | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | — | — |
| Dynamic Aviation | United States | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 8 | — | — |
| Eastafrican.com | Kenya | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Ethiopian Airlines | Ethiopia | — | — | — | 30 | 30 | 3 | — |
| Falcon Aviation Services | United Arab Emirates | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Fly540 | Kenya | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Goldcorp Canada | Canada | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Gouvernement du Québec, Service aérien gouvernemental | Canada | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Heli Malongo Airways | Angola | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Hydro-Québec | Canada | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
| Icelandair | Iceland | — | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | — | — |
| Jambojet | Kenya | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — |
| Jazz Aviation A | Canada | — | — | — | 39 | 39 | — | — |
| JD Aero Technical | Canada | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| LAM Mozambique Airlines | Mozambique | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Luxair | Luxembourg | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — |
| Luxwing | Malta | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Maldivian | Maldives | — | 1 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — |
| Maroomba Airlines | Australia | 3 | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | — |
| Moçambique Expresso | Mozambique | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| National Jet Express | Australia | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — |
| Nexus Airlines | Australia | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| North Cariboo Air (North Cariboo Flying Service) | Canada | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Northstar Avlease | Canada | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Nouvelle Air Affaires Gabon | Gabon | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Olympic Air | Greece | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Oriental Air Bridge | Japan | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| PAL Airlines A | Canada | 2 | — | 3 | 15 | 20 | — | — |
| PAL Aerospace | Canada | 5 | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | |
| PAL Express | Philippines | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 4 | — |
| Passion Air | Ghana | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | — |
| Perimeter Aviation | Canada | 11 | — | 6 | — | 17 | — | — |
| Petro Air | Libya | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Petroleum Air Services | Egypt | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | — |
| Pivot Airlines (2746904 Ontario Inc.) [7] | Canada | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Polar Airlines | Russia | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Porter Airlines | Canada | — | — | — | 29 | 29 | — | — |
| Prime Aviation | Kazakhstan | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
| QantasLink | Australia | — | - | - | 34 | 34 | — | — |
| Qazaq Air | Kazakhstan | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | — |
| RwandAir | Rwanda | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Ryukyu Air Commuter | Japan | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| Safarilink Aviation | Kenya | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — |
| SATA Air Açores | Portugal | — | 2 | — | 5 | 7 | — | — |
| Shree Airlines | Nepal | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — |
| Skippers Aviation | Australia | 4 | — | 6 | — | 10 | — | — |
| Skytrans | Australia | 5 | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | — |
| Skyward Express | Kenya | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| SpiceJet | India | — | — | — | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
| Star Perú | Peru | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Summit Air | Canada | 3 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — |
| Sunwest Aviation | Canada | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — |
| TAAG Angola Airlines | Angola | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| Tassili Airlines Algeria | Algeria | — | 4 | — | 4 | 8 | — | — |
| UmzaXpress | Nigeria | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Universal Air | Malta | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | 2 |
| Voyageur Airways | Canada | 11 | — | 15 | 1 | 27 | — | — |
| Wasaya Airways | Canada | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
| WestJet Encore | Canada | — | — | — | 41 | 41 | — | — |
| Widerøe | Norway | 23 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 47 | — | — |
| World Wide Aircraft Ferrying | Canada | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Total | 171 | 50 | 136 | 437 | 794 | 36 | 31 |
Notes
- A. ^ All 39 of the 400 series in the Jazz Aviation fleet and 7 of the 15 in the PAL Airlines fleet are operated under the brand name Air Canada Express. [8]
