List of BAe 146 operators
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As of 14 September 2024, 84 aircraft are in service, including 25 BAe 146s and 59 Avro RJs. This includes 28 in North America, 25 in Asia, 15 in South America, 7 in Oceania, 6 in Africa and 3 in Europe.[1]
Current operators
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- Pionair Australia (4)
- Qantas Freight (3)
- EcoJet (4)
- Minera San Cristobal (1)
- TAM Empresa Pública - TAMep (1)
- Conair Aerial Firefighting (3)
- North Cariboo Air (2)
- Summit Air (7)
- Aerovías DAP (9)
- Islamic Republic of Iran (1)
- Mahan Air (11)
- Qeshm Airlines (3)
- Yazd Airways (1)
- TezJet (2)
- Air Libya (5)
Civil operators
[edit]Current and former operators are included on the following list.
- Albanian Airlines - ceased operations
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- Armenia Airways - former operator
- Ansett Australia - ceased operations
- Australian airExpress - ceased operations
- Australian Airlink - ceased operations
- National Jet Express, formerly Cobham Aviation Services Australia
- Norfolk Jet Express - ceased operations
- Pionair Australia
- TNT - ceased operations
- Brussels Airlines - former operator
- Delta Air Transport - former operator
- SABENA - former operator
- SN Brussels Airlines - former operator
- TNT Airways - former operator
- Air Botswana - former operator
- Air Brasil - former operator
- TABA – Transportes Aéreos da Bacia Amazônica - former operator
- Avia Bravo
- Bulgaria Air - former operator
- Hemus Air - ceased operations
- 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 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
- Aerovías DAP
- LAN-Chile - former operator
- CAAC Airlines - former operator
- →Air China - former operator
- →China Eastern Airlines - former operator
- →China Northwest Airlines→China Eastern Airlines - former operator
- SAM - former operator
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Korongo Airlines - former operator
- Air Djibouti - former operator
- Sol Dominicana Airlines - ceased operations
- Cronos Airlines - former operator
- Atlantic Airways - former operator
- Eurowings - former operator
- Lufthansa CityLine - former operator
- WDL Aviation - former operator
- Starbow Airlines - ceased operations
- Aegean Airlines - former operator
- Astra Airlines - former operator, ceased operations
- Ellinair - former operator, ceased operations
- TNT Malev Express - ceased operations
- Aviastar Mandiri
- National Air Charter - former operator
- Penas Air - ceased operations
- MDLR Airlines - ceased operations
- Aer Lingus - former operator
- CityJet - former operator
- Manx Airlines - former operator, ceased operations
- Air Dolomiti - former operator
- Alisarda - former operator; ceased operations
- Meridiana - former operator; ceased operations
- Sagittair - ceased operations
- airBaltic - former operator (Avro RJ70 1996-2005)
- efly - ceased operations
- Heritage Air (Melaka) - ceased operations
- Eznis Airways - former operator
- 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
- Star Peru - former operator
- Asian Spirit - former operator
- Royal Air Philippines
- SkyJet Airlines
- Makung Airlines (now known as Uni Air) - former operator
- Centavia - ceased operations
- Meridiana Air - former operator
- Orion Air - former operator
- Pan Air - former operator
- →ASL Airlines Spain - former operator, ceased operations
- Malmö Aviation / BRA Braathens Regional Airlines - ceased RJ operations in March 2020.[2]
- Transwede Airways - former operator, ceased operations in 2010.
- Crossair - ceased operations
- Swiss Global Air Lines - former operator
- Thai Airways - former operator
- Turkish Airlines - former operator
- AirUK - former operator
- British Airways - former operator
- British Caribbean Airways (British Virgin Islands) - former operator
- 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
- 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
- UM Airlines - former operator; ceased operations
- Uzbekistan Airways - former operator
- Air Zimbabwe - former operator
Military and government operators
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- Government of Austria - (never flown)[3]
- Royal Bahraini Air Force - used as Royal Flight
- Bolivian Air Force - former operator[4]
- Ministry of State Secretariat - Presidential aircraft. The aircraft are owned and operated by Pelita Air[5][6]
- Free Libyan Air Force - former operator[7]
- Government of Mali - former operator[8]
- Royal Moroccan Air Force - VIP Transport Squadron[9]
- Nepalese Army Air Service - former operator[citation needed]
- Royal Saudi Air Force - former operator[citation needed]
- Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements
- Empire Test Pilots' School
- Royal Air Force
- No. 32 (The Royal) Squadron RAF (former operator)[10]
- Air Force of Zimbabwe - No. 3 Squadron (former operator)[11]
Corporate operators
[edit]The BAe 146 has also been flown by corporate operators.
References
[edit]- ^ "British Aerospace BAe 146/Avro RJ Production List". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ Broadbent, Mark (May 2020). "News: Commercial". Air International. Vol. 98, no. 5. p. 8. ISSN 0306-5634.
- ^ "Aircraft Not Used - Austrian Air Force". Aeroflight. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ Burton, Keith (6 December 2006). "Photo #5870624 – FAB-098 – British Aerospace BAe 146-100 – Bolivia - Air Force". jetphotos.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "BAe-146 200 "Republik Indonesia" – Pesawat Jet Empat Mesin Pertama yang Mendarat di Bandara Internasional Yogyakarta". kabarpenumpang.com (in Indonesian). 6 May 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "WAKIL PRESIDEN APRESIASI KINERJA PELITA AIR SERVICE SEBAGAI OPERATOR PESAWAT KEPRESIDENAN". pelita-air.com (in Indonesian). 10 October 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Airshows >> Europe: Malta International Air Show 2011 - Review". globalaviationresource.com. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ Tregear, Rich (3 December 2007). "Picture ID 1083073 – BRITISH AEROSPACE BAE 146-100, TZ-ADT / E1009, MALI REPUBLIC". abpic.co.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Orbats". www.scramble.nl. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "32 Squadron". Royal Air Force. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ Cooper, Tom; Weinert, Peter; Hinz, Fabian; Lepko, Mark (2011). African MiGs, Volume 2: Madagascar to Zimbabwe. Houston: Harpia Publishing. pp. 210, 235–236. ISBN 978-0-9825539-8-5.