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The De Havilland Canada DHC-8, [2] commonly known as the Dash 8, is a series of turboprop-powered regional airliners, introduced by de Havilland Canada (DHC) in 1984. DHC was bought by Boeing in 1986, then by Bombardier in 1992, then by Longview Aviation Capital in 2019; Longview revived the De Havilland Canada brand. [ 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.
The first aircraft involved in the collision was a De Havilland Canada Dash 8-315, manufacturer serial number 574, and registered as 5Y-SLK. The aircraft was manufactured by Bombardier Aviation on 28 September 2001 and in its 22 years of service, it had accumulated around 32,000 flight hours in around 35,000 cycles, [a] and was equipped with two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123E engines.
Safarilink Aviation fleet; Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes; Cessna 208B Caravan: 8 — 12 De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100: 1 — 35 De Havilland Canada Dash 8-200: 1 — 37 De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300: 2 — 50 52 Total 12 —
In turn, the Dash 8-400 is an updated version of the De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 that has active noise suppression to create a quieter passenger cabin. To prevent freezing of water lines during overnight stays at airports with cold weather, the airline rendered the water flow to the lavatory basins inoperative in 2013. [ 71 ]
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As of 2017, Widerøe operated 25 of the 39-seat -100/200 series, seven of the 50-seat -300 series and 11 of the 78-seat Q400 series. [1] It holds orders for another four Q400. As of 2018, Widerøe is the world's largest operator of the -100-series.
A Dash 8-300 operating as Safarilink Aviation Flight 53 from Wilson Airport, Nairobi to Diani near Mombasa was involved in a mid-air collision with a Cessna 172 operated by a local flying school. The Dash returned to Wilson and landed safely with no injuries among the 39 passengers and 5 crew.