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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 (DHC-8-103) · C-GWRI · Regional 1 Airlines Ltd.

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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 (DHC-8-103)

DHC8-98Active
RegistrationCAC-GWRI
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OperatorRegional 1 Airlines Ltd.
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2incidents
0accidents
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De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 (DHC-8-103) in Toronto. Operates for Regional 1 Airlines Ltd.. Previously flew for Contactair, Era Aviation and Summit Air.

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Technical data

ManufacturerDe Havilland Canada
Engines2×
PropulsionTurboprop
Built inToronto, Canadá
Country of registrationCanadá
OwnerRegional 1 Airlines Ltd.
MSN98
Hex / ICAO 24-bitC08083
VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of Transport Canada (Canada) · Oct 9, 2026

The model · De Havilland Canada Dash 8

Figures for the Dash 8 Q400 variant, the most representative of the family

Length32.8 m108 ft
Wingspan28.4 m93 ft
Height8.3 m27 ft
Range1,596 km862 NMWith a typical passenger load
Cruise speed667 km/h360 ktMach 0.63
Service ceiling7,620 m25,000 ft
Maximum take-off weight29,574 kg65,199 lb
Maximum payload11,689 kg25,770 lbIts 82 passengers with baggage would weigh about 8.2 t; the rest is fuel and cargo
Typical capacity82 passengersUp to 90 in a high-density layout
Endurance2 h 24 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1983 (43 years ago) · About 1,250 units built · Production ended in 2022

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

2022–2023Summit Air airline base
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Aircraft chronology

Mar 29, 1988
Delivered to De Havilland Canada
Delivered to De Havilland Canada as C-GEVP.
Mar 1, 1992
Transferred to Contactair
Transferred to Contactair.
Apr 14, 1994
Transferred to Era Aviation
Transferred to Era Aviation.
Dec 2, 2013
Transferred to Regional 1 Airlines
Transferred to Regional 1 Airlines.
Jun 27, 2014
Transferred to Corvus Airlines
Transferred to Corvus Airlines.
May 7, 2015
Transferred to Regional 1 Airlines
Transferred to Regional 1 Airlines.
May 20, 2021
Transferred to Aspire Airlines
Transferred to Aspire Airlines.
Aug 27, 2021
Incident at Vancouver
On August 27, 2021, the DHC-8-103 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GWRI), operated by Aspire, was involved in an incident at Vancouver due to an electrical system failure in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).
Source: TSB
Nov 10, 2022
Transferred to Summit Air
Transferred to Summit Air.
Dec 11, 2022
Incident at Thunder Bay
On December 11, 2022, the DHC-8-103 (Dehavilland) aircraft (registration C-GWRI), operated by Summit, was involved in an incident at Thunder Bay. Source: Summit.
Source: Summit
Oct 5, 2023
Transferred to Avmax Aircraft Leasing
Transferred to Avmax Aircraft Leasing.

Operators

1988-03-29
De Havilland Canada
Registration C-GEVP
1992-03-01
Contactair
Registration D-BERT · Lessor: Lufthansa CityLine
1994-04-14
Era Aviation
Registration N882EA
2013-12-02
Regional 1 Airlines
Registration C-FRIH
2014-06-27
Corvus Airlines
Registration N882EA
2015-05-07
Regional 1 Airlines
Registration C-GWRI
2021-05-20
Aspire Airlines
Registration C-GWRI
2022-11-10
Summit Air
Registration C-GWRI
2023-10-05
Avmax Aircraft Leasing
Registration C-GWRI · Lessor: Avmax Aircraft Leasing Inc.

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BibTeX

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