List of de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter operators
List of de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter operators
A Canadian Government Twin Otter in 2005
The Twin Otter was and is used by dozens of airlines and militaries around the world, and was produced in three main series (100, 200, 300) until 1988.
As of 2006, over 40 years after design and manufacturing work on the original DHC-6 began, more than 500 of this aircraft were still flying. In that year Viking Air purchased the type certificate for the DHC-6 and announced its intention to offer a new build Series 400 Twin Otter.
Current civil operators
In 2016, there were 281 Twin Otters in airline service with 26 new aircraft on order: 112 in North/South America, 106 in Asia Pacific & Middle East (16 orders), 38 in Europe (10 orders) and 25 in Africa.[ 1]
A total of 270 Twin Otters were in airline service in 2018, and 14 on order: 111 in North/South America, 117 in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East (14 orders), 26 in Europe and 13 in Africa.[ 2]
In 2020, there were a total of 315 Twin Otters worldwide with 220 in service, 95 in storage and 8 on order. By region there were 22 in Africa, 142 in Asia Pacific (8 orders), 37 in Europe, 4 in the Middle East and 110 in the Americas.[ 3]
As of February 2023, there were 108 Twin Otters registered in Canada.[ 4]
Historical civil operators
Loganair Twin Otter in British Airways Livery at Barra Airport
♠ original operators
Former operators are listed where possible.
Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
Two DHC-6-300s operated by Aeropelican for Ansett Australia at Sydney Airport in 2012.
Twin Otter taking off from a gravel airstrip near Sila Lodge at Wager Bay (Ukkusiksalik National Park , Nunavut , Canada)
Canada
Air BC Twin Otter being beached
Westcoast Air Twin Otter
Cape Verde
Colombia
Congo
Djibouti
France
Germany
Guyana
Indonesia
Israel
Italy
Air Hokkaido Twin Otter
Laos
Madagascar
Maldives
Mali
Mexico
Norway
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Spain
United States
Military and government operators
Including police users.
Argentina
Australia
Benin
Canadian Armed Forces Twin Otter
Canada
Chilean Air Force Twin Otter
Chile
Colombia
Denmark
Ecuador
Ethiopia
France
Haiti
Jamaica
Nepal
Norwegian Air Force Twin Otter
Norway
Panama
Paraguay
Peruvian Air Force Twin Otter 300
Peru
Sudan
Thailand
Uganda
United Kingdom
United States Air Force UV-18B
NOAA Twin Otter 300
United States
Vietnam
References
Notes
^ "World Airliner Census" . Flight Global . 8 August 2016. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016.
^ "World Airline Census 2018" . Flightglobal.com . Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018 .
^ a b "World Airliner Census 2020" (PDF) . Retrieved 17 February 2023 .
^ "CCAR - Quick Search Result for DHC-6" . 28 August 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2023 .
^ "India's flybig eyes green Twin Otter -400s" . ch-aviation . Retrieved 27 April 2023 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au Eastwood 1990, pp.119-147
^ Endres 1979, p.370.
^ "DHC-6 283" . Twin Otter Archive. Retrieved 17 August 2023 .
^ "DHC-6 313" . Twin Otter Archive. Retrieved 17 August 2023 .
^ "DHC-6 80" . Twin Otter Archive. Retrieved 17 August 2023 .
^ "DHC-6 707" . Twin Otter Archive. Retrieved 17 August 2023 .
^ "DHC-6 43" . Twin Otter Archive. Retrieved 17 August 2023 .
^ Endres 1979, pp. 385–386.
^ Endres 1979, p. 21.
^ Endres 1979, p. 23.
^ Endres 1979, p. 24.
^ Endres 1979, pp. 38–39.
^ "Sander Geophysics Acquires Twin Otter Survey Aircraft." Sander Geophysics , 13 July 2010. Retrieved: 23 June 2010.
^ Transport Canada (15 March 2015). "Canadian Civil Aircraft Register - Historical Information" . Archived from the original on 11 April 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2015 .
^ Endres 1979, p. 51.
^ Endres 1979, p. 76.
^ Endres 1979, p. 154.
^ Endres 1979, p. 364.
^ Endres 1979, p. 116.
^ Endres 1979, p. 117.
^ St Barth: le crash du col de la Tourmente (12 pictures, a trajectory map, a document from french Accident Inquiry Bureau aka BEA)
^ Endres 1979, p. 118.
^ Endres 1979, pp. 116–117.
^ a b Endres 1979, p. 84.
^ Endres 1979, p. 85.
^ Endres 1979, p. 441.
^ "Our Plane." Skykef, 2010. Retrieved: 27 September 2010.
^ The Israeli aviation history site , 2012. (Hebrew ).
^ "lao-air.com" . Retrieved 14 October 2016 .
^ Endres 1979, p. 431.
^ "Our Fleet" . maldivian.aero . Retrieved 14 October 2016 .
^ Endres 1979, p. 369.
^ Endres 1979, p. 197.
^ Endres 1979, pp. 197–198.
^ Endres 1979, p. 200.
^ Endres 1979, p. 223.
^ Endres 1979, p. 236.
^ Endres 1979, p. 237.
^ Bleakley, Bruce (2013). Images of Aviation: Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport . Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-4671-3040-0 .
^ Katz, Peter (7 January 2019). "After the Accident: Twin Otter Crash In The Rockies From 40 Years Ago" . Plane & Pilot Magazine .
^ "DHC-6 Twin Otter" . Australian Antarctic Division. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2023 .
^ "ARMY De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter" . ADF Serials. Retrieved 17 August 2023 .
^ TAA Annual Report (Report). Australian National Airlines Commission. 1979. p. 50.
^ Hoyle, 2018, p. 12
^ a b "DHC-6 334" . Twin Otter Archive. Retrieved 17 August 2022 .
^ a b "DHC-6 27" . Twin Otter Archive. Retrieved 17 August 2022 .
^ "Nye patruljefly til Hjemmeværnet" . Forsvarsministeriets Materiel- og Indkøbsstyrelse .
^ Wheeler Flight International 4 August 1979, p. 367
^ Sanchez, Alejandro (14 February 2017). "Panemanian SENAN acquires air, naval platforms" . IHS Jane's 360 . Washington, DC. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017 .
^ Sanchez, Alejandro (9 January 2018). "Panama receives new helicopters, aircraft" . IHS Jane's 360 . Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018 .
^ "DHC-6 964" . Twin Otter Archive. Retrieved 17 August 2022 .
^ "Aircraft Capability" British Antarctic Survey website, 2023. Retrieved 31 Mar 2023
^ "De Havilland DHC-6-300 Twin Otter" . National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 17 August 2023 .
^ "USAF Academy Aircraft Identification" . United States Air Force Academy. Retrieved 31 August 2023 .
^ "Vietnamese Navy Orders DHC-6 Twin-Otter 400s." Defense Industry Daily, 2010. Retrieved: 15 May 2010.
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