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. It holds orders for another four Q400. As of 2018, Widerøe is the world's largest operator of the -100-series.
Fleet Manufacturer Model Quantity Introduced Retired Capacity RefSimmonds Spartan 1 1934 1934 2–3 Arnesen, 1984: 7de Havilland DH.60 M Moth 7 1934 1937 2 Arnesen, 1984: 10Waco Cabin 2 1934 1937 5 Arnesen, 1984: 11Hol's Der Taufel — 2 1934 1937 1 Arnesen, 1984: 14Waco RNF 3 1935 1946 3 Arnesen, 1984: 18Bellanca 31 1 1936 1940 8 Arnesen, 1984: 22Stinson SR.8/SR.9 Reliant 4 1936 1939 5 Arnesen, 1984: 24Junkers W 34 1 1936 1939 8 Arnesen, 1984: 25Klemm L-25d VII R 1 1936 1940 2 Arnesen, 1984: 27Taylor J-2 Cub 3 1937 1940 2 Arnesen, 1984: 36Norsk Flyindustri Hønningstad Norge A 1 1938 1940 2 Arnesen, 1984: 28Klemm Kl 35A 1 1938 1940 2 Arnesen, 1984: 34Götaverken GV-38 1 1940 1940 2 Arnesen, 1984: 35Taylorcraft Taylorcraft A 1 1940 1940 2 Piper J-A Cub Coupe 3 1940 1955 2 Arnesen, 1984: 37Luscombe 8E Silvaire 4 1946 1955 2 Arnesen, 1984: 44Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun 2 1946 1954 4 Arnesen, 1984: 45Fairchild F-25 R Argus 4 1946 1954 4 Fairchild M-62A Cornell 5 1946 1958 2 Norsk Flyindustri Hønningstad Norge B 1 1946 1948 2–3 Skandinavisk Aero Industri KZ III 2 1946 1953 2 Arnesen, 1984: 46Piper L-4 Cub 4 1947 1960 2 Avro Anson V 1 1947 1951 10 Arnesen, 1984: 47Skandinavisk Aero Industri KZ VII Lærke 1 1947 1948 4 Arnesen, 1984: 50Norsk Flyindustri Hønningstad C-5 Polar 1 1948 1955 Arnesen, 1984: 49Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman 16 1949 1960 8 Arnesen, 1984: 62Republic Aviation R-3 Seabee 5 1949 1959 Arnesen, 1984: 76Fairchild Aircraft F24W Argus 1 1949 1952 4 Arnesen, 1984: 63Airspeed AS.40 Oxford 3 1951 1956 3 Lockheed 12A 2 1956 1963 3 Arnesen, 1984: 71Junkers Ju 52 1 1956 1956 20 Arnesen, 1984: 73Cessna 170 2 1952 1957 4 de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver 1 1953 1955 6 de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter 7 1954 1971 13 Arnesen, 1984: 77Douglas Douglas RB-26C Invader 1 1958 1963 4 Arnesen, 1984: 78Cessna 180 1 1959 1964 4 Arnesen, 1984: 80Cessna 310 1 1961 1961 5 Arnesen, 1984: 79Norsk Flyindustri Hønningstad Norge C 1 1960 1963 4 Arnesen, 1984: 81Douglas DC-3 4 1962 1965 26 Arnesen, 1984: 86Nord Nord 262 Super Broussard 3 1962 1964 25 Arnesen, 1984: 87Cessna 320 1 1963 1968 6 Arnesen, 1984: 92Cessna 185 2 1963 1968 6 Cessna TU206 1 1967 Arnesen, 1984: 108Cessna 411A 4 1968 1971 8 de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 18 1968 2000 22 Arnesen, 1984: 132Cessna 337D 1 1969 1971 6 Arnesen, 1984: 109Cessna 421A 1 1970 1970 6 Sikorsky S58T 4 1973 1982 15–16 Arnesen, 1984: 133de Havilland Canada Dash 7 8 1981 1996 52 Arnesen, 1984: 139Bell Bell 212 2 1982 1982 15 Arnesen, 1984: 140Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia 3 1992 1998 30 Fokker 50 1 1992 1993 50 de Havilland Canada Dash-8-100 23 1992 present 39 de Havilland Canada Dash-8-300 12 1995 present 50 de Havilland Canada Dash-8 Q400 15 2001 present 78 de Havilland Canada Dash-8 Q200 3 2013 present 39 Embraer Embraer E190-E2 3 2018 present 114
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