The De Havilland Canada Dash 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 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 | Country | Orders |
---|---|---|
Biman Bangladesh Airlines | Bangladesh | 2 |
CIB Leasing | China | 1 |
Conair Group | Canada | 5 |
Ethiopian Airlines | Ethiopia | 10 |
Philippine Airlines | Philippines | 2 |
Qazaq Air | Kazakhstan | 2 |
SpiceJet | India | 25 |
US-Bangla Airlines | Bangladesh | 3 |
Undisclosed | 4 | |
Total | 54 |
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.
Airline | Country | -100 | -200 | -300 | -400 | Total | Orders | Options |
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3 Points Aviation | Canada | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
748 Air Services | Kenya | 6 | — | — | 6 | 12 | — | — |
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 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Air New Zealand | New Zealand | — | — | 23 | — | 23 | — | |
Air Niugini | Papua New Guinea | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
Air Tanzania | Tanzania | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — |
Airkenya Express | Kenya | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
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 | — | — |
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 | — | — |
Connect Airlines | United States | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
ConocoPhillips | United States | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Croatia Airlines | Croatia | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 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 | — | — |
Era Aviation (now operating as Ravn Alaska) | United States | 10 | — | 1 | — | 11 | — | — |
Ethiopian Airlines | Ethiopia | — | — | — | 33 | 33 | 3 | — |
Falcon Aviation Services | United Arab Emirates | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Field Aviation Company | Canada | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Luxair | Luxembourg | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — |
Luxwing | Malta | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Maldivian | Maldives | — | 2 | 7 | — | 9 | — | — |
Maroomba Airlines | Australia | 3 | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | — |
Medavia | Malta | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Moçambique Expresso | Mozambique | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
National Jet Express | Australia | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — |
Nexus Airlines | Australia | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | — | — |
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 | — | 4 | 15 | 21 | — | — |
PAL Aerospace | Canada | 5 | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | |
PAL Express | Philippines | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 5 | — |
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 | — | — |
Proflight Zambia | Zambia | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
QantasLink | Australia | — | 3 | 16 | 31 | 50 | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | 28 | 28 | 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 | — | — |
Trans Nation Airways | Ethiopia | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
UmzaXpress | Nigeria | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Universal Air | Malta | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | 2 |
Voyageur Airways | Canada | 11 | — | 15 | 1 | 27 | — | — |
Wasaya Airways | Canada | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
WestJet Encore | Canada | — | — | — | 44 | 44 | — | — |
Widerøe | Norway | 23 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 45 | — | — |
World Wide Aircraft Ferrying | Canada | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Total | 164 | 54 | 159 | 443 | 824 | 37 | 31 |
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Airline | Country | -100 | -200 | -300 | -400 | Total |
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Air Alliance [9] | Canada | 8 | — | — | — | 8 |
Air Atlantic [10] | Canada | 22 | — | — | — | 22 |
Air Atonabee (City Express) [11] | Canada | 7 | — | — | — | 7 |
Air BC [12] | Canada | 18 | — | 8 | — | 26 |
Air Berlin | Germany | — | — | — | 20 | 20 |
Air Dolomiti | Italy | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
Air Nostrum | Spain | — | — | 19 | — | 19 |
Air Nova [13] | Canada | 29 | — | 2 | — | 31 |
Air Ontario [14] | Canada | 27 | — | 6 | — | 33 |
Air Panama | Panama | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Air Sénégal International | Senegal | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 |
Air Service Gabon | Gabon | 6 | — | 1 | — | 7 |
Air Southwest | United Kingdom | — | — | 7 | — | 7 |
Air Wisconsin | United States | 5 | — | 7 | — | 12 |
airBaltic | Latvia | — | — | — | 12 | 12 |
Province of Alberta, Department Of Public Works [15] | Canada | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
ALM Antillean Airlines | Netherlands | — | — | 6 | — | 6 |
AmakUnited States Airlines | Japan | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
America West Airlines | United States | 12 | 1 | — | — | 13 |
Ansett New Zealand | New Zealand | 7 | — | 2 | — | 9 |
Arctic Sunwest Charters (8199400 Canada) [16] | Canada | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
Augsburg Airways | Germany | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 28 |
Austrian Airlines (Tyrolean Airways) | Austria | 14 | — | 22 | 18 | 54 |
Avmax Aircraft Leasing [17] | Canada | 48 | 19 | 34 | 1 | 102 |
Bahamasair | Bahamas | — | — | 9 | — | 9 |
Bombardier Inc. [18] | Canada | 3 | 4 | 23 | 296 | 326 |
Buraq Air | Libya | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Canadian North [19] | Canada | 4 | — | 1 | — | 5 |
Colgan Air | United States | — | — | — | 32 | 32 |
CommuteAir | United States | — | 16 | 6 | — | 22 |
Darwin Airline | Switzerland | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Denim Air | Netherlands | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Dutch Caribbean Airlines | Netherlands | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
Eastern Airways | United Kingdom | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
Eznis Airways | Mongolia | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Flybe (1979–2020) | United Kingdom | — | 3 | 11 | 79 | 93 |
Flybe (2022–2023) | United Kingdom | — | — | — | 10 | 10 |
FlyViking | Norway | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
Freedom Airlines | United States | 12 | — | — | — | 12 |
GMG Airlines | Bangladesh | 3 | — | 2 | — | 5 |
Hawkair [20] | Canada | 7 | — | 2 | — | 9 |
Henson Airlines | United States | 40 | — | — | — | 40 |
Horizon Air | United States | 24 | 28 | — | 56 | 108 |
InterSky | Austria | — | — | 5 | — | 5 |
Island Air (Hawaii) | United States | 13 | 3 | — | 8 | 24 |
Japan Air Commuter | Japan | — | — | — | 11 | 11 |
Jeju Air | South Korea | — | — | — | 5 | 5 |
Jetstar | Australia | — | — | 5 | — | 5 |
LAN Colombia | Colombia | — | 9 | — | 4 | 13 |
LC Perú | Peru | — | 6 | — | 3 | 9 |
LIAT20 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12 | — | 17 | — | 29 |
LOT Polish Airlines | Poland | — | — | — | 12 | 12 |
Lynx Aviation | United States | — | — | — | 11 | 11 |
Malév Hungarian Airlines | Hungary | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Mesa Airlines | United States | — | 16 | 7 | — | 23 |
Mesaba Airlines | United States | 25 | — | — | — | 25 |
Metro Airlines | United States | 9 | — | — | — | 9 |
Nav Canada [21] | Canada | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
NorOntair (Air-Dale Limited) [22] | Canada | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
Origin Pacific Airways | New Zealand | 3 | — | 2 | — | 5 |
Pena Transportes Aéreos | Brazil | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
Piedmont Airlines | United States | 77 | 19 | 12 | — | 108 |
Regent Airways | Bangladesh | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
R1 Airlines [23] | Canada | 21 | 7 | 7 | — | 35 |
Republic Airline | United States | — | — | — | 31 | 31 |
Royal Jordanian Airlines | Jordan | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Scandinavian Airlines | Sweden | — | — | — | 28 | 28 |
Silverstone Air | Kenya | 2 | — | 3 | — | 5 |
Sky Regional [24] | Canada | — | — | — | 5 | 5 |
Skyservices Limited [25] | Canada | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
SkyWork Airlines | Switzerland | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
South African Express | South Africa | — | — | 13 | 10 | 23 |
Southern Star Airlines | South Sudan | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Starbow | Ghana | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Surinam Airways | Suriname | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Transportes Aéreos Regionais da Bacia Amazônica | Brazil | — | — | 6 | — | 6 |
Tavaj Linhas Aéreas | Brazil | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Time Air [26] | Canada | 12 | — | 20 | — | 32 |
Uni Air | Taiwan | — | 1 | 13 | — | 14 |
United Airways | Bangladesh | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
Vincent Aviation | New Zealand | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Wings Air | Indonesia | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
Yemenia Joint Venture (YJV) | Yemen | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
Total | 495 | 136 | 309 | 676 | 1,616 | |
Two used Q400s, acquired from Scandinavian Airlines System, were modified by Cascade Aerospace of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada 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) [40] of water in this role compared to De Havilland Canada's CL-415 dedicated water bomber which can drop 6,140 L (1,350 imp gal; 1,620 US gal). The latter, however, is an amphibious aircraft and requires less infrastructure.
The National Police of Colombia operates a single De Havilland Dash 8-300 for utility transport. [41]
Neptune Aviation of Missoula, Montana have acquired a Q300 as a prototype for future Q200/Q300 water bombers to replace current P2V aircraft. [42]
The United States Department of State operates seven Dash 8-300 aircraft. [43]