List of aircraft operated by Widerøe

Widerøe is a Norwegian regional airline. Between 2000 and 2018, the airline operated a fleet consisting entirely of de Havilland Canada/Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft. Since 2018, Widerøe also operates with Embraer E190 E2 aircraft. 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.[2]

Two Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft at Trondheim Airport, Værnes; a Q400 closest and a -100 furthest away.
de Havilland Canada DHC-7 Dash 7 at Hammerfest Airport in 1987
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter at Leknes Airport in 1992
Stinson Reliant at Gressholmen Airport in 1936
Waco Cabin at Oppegård in 1937

Fleet edit

Manufacturer Model Quantity Introduced Retired Capacity Ref
Simmonds Spartan 1 1934 1934 2–3 [3]
de Havilland DH.60 M Moth 7 1934 1937 2 [4]
Waco Cabin 2 1934 1937 5 [5]
Hol's Der Taufel 2 1934 1937 1 [6]
Waco RNF 3 1935 1946 3 [7]
Bellanca 31 1 1936 1940 8 [8]
Stinson SR.8/SR.9 Reliant 4 1936 1939 5 [9]
Junkers W 34 1 1936 1939 8 [10]
Klemm L-25d VII R 1 1936 1940 2 [11]
Taylor J-2 Cub 3 1937 1940 2 [12]
Norsk Flyindustri Hønningstad Norge A 1 1938 1940 2 [13]
Klemm Kl 35A 1 1938 1940 2 [14]
Götaverken GV-38 1 1940 1940 2 [15]
Taylorcraft Taylorcraft A 1 1940 1940 2 [12]
Piper J-A Cub Coupe 3 1940 1955 2 [16]
Luscombe 8E Silvaire 4 1946 1955 2 [17]
Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun 2 1946 1954 4 [18]
Fairchild F-25 R Argus 4 1946 1954 4 [17]
Fairchild M-62A Cornell 5 1946 1958 2 [18]
Norsk Flyindustri Hønningstad Norge B 1 1946 1948 2–3 [18]
Skandinavisk Aero Industri KZ III 2 1946 1953 2 [19]
Piper L-4 Cub 4 1947 1960 2 [17]
Avro Anson V 1 1947 1951 10 [20]
Skandinavisk Aero Industri KZ VII Lærke 1 1947 1948 4 [21]
Norsk Flyindustri Hønningstad C-5 Polar 1 1948 1955 [22]
Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman 16 1949 1960 8 [23]
Republic Aviation R-3 Seabee 5 1949 1959 [24]
Fairchild Aircraft F24W Argus 1 1949 1952 4 [25]
Airspeed AS.40 Oxford 3 1951 1956 3 [23]
Lockheed 12A 2 1956 1963 3 [26]
Junkers Ju 52 1 1956 1956 20 [27]
Cessna 170 2 1952 1957 4 [24]
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver 1 1953 1955 6 [24]
de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter 7 1954 1971 13 [28]
Douglas Douglas RB-26C Invader 1 1958 1963 4 [29]
Cessna 180 1 1959 1964 4 [30]
Cessna 310 1 1961 1961 5 [31]
Norsk Flyindustri Hønningstad Norge C 1 1960 1963 4 [32]
Douglas DC-3 4 1962 1965 26 [33]
Nord Nord 262 Super Broussard 3 1962 1964 25 [34]
Cessna 320 1 1963 1968 6 [35]
Cessna 185 2 1963 1968 6 [35]
Cessna TU206 1 1967 [36]
Cessna 411A 4 1968 1971 8 [36]
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 18 1968 2000 22 [37]
Cessna 337D 1 1969 1971 6 [38]
Cessna 421A 1 1970 1970 6 [38]
Sikorsky S58T 4 1973 1982 15–16 [39]
de Havilland Canada Dash 7 8 1981 1996 52 [40]
Bell Bell 212 2 1982 1982 15 [41]
Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia 3 1992 1998 30 [42]
Fokker 50 1 1992 1993 50 [43]
de Havilland Canada Dash-8-100 23 1992 present 39 [1]
de Havilland Canada Dash-8-300 12 1995 present 50 [1][44]
de Havilland Canada Dash-8 Q400 15 2001 present 78 [1][44]
de Havilland Canada Dash-8 Q200 3 2013 present 39 [1][44]
Embraer Embraer E190-E2 3 2018 present 114 [45]

References edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e Airfleets. "Wideroe Fleet". Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Electric Planes Or Bust: The Challenge Facing Norway's Widerøe (28 November 2019)". Simple Flying. 2019-11-28. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  3. ^ Arnesen, 1984: 7
  4. ^ Arnesen, 1984: 10
  5. ^ Arnesen, 1984: 11
  6. ^ Arnesen, 1984: 14
  7. ^ Arnesen, 1984: 18
  8. ^ Arnesen, 1984: 22
  9. ^ Arnesen, 1984: 24
  10. ^ Arnesen, 1984: 25
  11. ^ Arnesen, 1984: 27
  12. ^ a b Arnesen, 1984: 36
  13. ^ Arnesen, 1984: 28
  14. ^ Arnesen, 1984: 34
  15. ^ Arnesen, 1984: 35
  16. ^ Arnesen, 1984: 37
  17. ^ a b c Arnesen, 1984: 44
  18. ^ a b c Arnesen, 1984: 45
  19. ^ Arnesen, 1984: 46
  20. ^ Arnesen, 1984: 47
  21. ^ Arnesen, 1984: 50
  22. ^ Arnesen, 1984: 49
  23. ^ a b Arnesen, 1984: 62
  24. ^ a b c Arnesen, 1984: 76
  25. ^ Arnesen, 1984: 63
  26. ^ Arnesen, 1984: 71
  27. ^ Arnesen, 1984: 73
  28. ^ Arnesen, 1984: 77
  29. ^ Arnesen, 1984: 78
  30. ^ Arnesen, 1984: 80
  31. ^ Arnesen, 1984: 79
  32. ^ Arnesen, 1984: 81
  33. ^ Arnesen, 1984: 86
  34. ^ Arnesen, 1984: 87
  35. ^ a b Arnesen, 1984: 92
  36. ^ a b Arnesen, 1984: 108
  37. ^ Arnesen, 1984: 132
  38. ^ a b Arnesen, 1984: 109
  39. ^ Arnesen, 1984: 133
  40. ^ Arnesen, 1984: 139
  41. ^ Arnesen, 1984: 140
  42. ^ Airfleets. "Embraer 120 Brasilia in Wideroe history". Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  43. ^ Airfleets. "Fokker 50 in Wideroe history". Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  44. ^ a b c Airfleets. "Dash 8 in Wideroe history". Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  45. ^ "First Embraer E190-E2 delivered". australianaviation.com.au. Australian Aviation Magazine. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.

Bibliography edit

  • Arnesen, Odd (1984). På grønne vinger over Norge (in Norwegian). Widerøe's Flyveselskap.