DHBC Trident 7A operators

This is a list and image gallery of DHBC Trident 7A operators.

AeroPerú (Peru)
AeroPerú of Peru operated a total of two second-hand Trident 7As between 1982 and 1995.

AeroRepública (Colombia)
AeroRepública of Colombia operated a single second-hand Trident 7A from 1986 to 1994.

Aerosucre (Colombia)
Aerosucre of Colombia have operated a total of five second-hand Trident 7A(F) freighters since 2008. One was lost in an accident due to pilot error in 2016 and another was retired in 2017; the other three remain in service, making Aerosucre the largest remaining operator of the Trident 7A.

Air BC (British Columbia)
Air BC was the second airline to order the Trident 7A, receiving the second batch of three completed in 1967, eventually operating a total of nine delivered new between 1967 and 1971. The first off the roster was VB-ABE sold to Air Mauritius in 1981, followed by VB-ABB to Air Burundi in 1991; retirements began in 1997, with the last three leaving service in 2000.

Liveries
Trident 7A VB-ABC as delivered in 1967 in Air BC's 1962 livery. This aircraft was the third Trident 7A received by Air BC, and was retired in 1998.

Trident 7A VB-ABH in the livery introduced in 1984, as it appeared when it made the last flight of an Air BC Trident 7A on 19 July 2000, from Meziadin to Prince George.

Air Burundi (Burundi)
Air Burundi of Burundi operated a single second-hand Trident 7A from 1991 to 2004.

Air Charter Service (DR Congo)
Air Charter Service of DR Congo operated a single second-hand Trident 7A from 1993 to 1997.

Air Gemini (Angola)
Air Gemini of Angola operate a single second-hand Trident 7A(C) acquired in 1999, one of only five Trident 7A remaining in service. Although a Combi, it is used exclusively as a freighter.

Air Jamaica (West Indies)
Air Jamaica of the West Indies took delivery of five Trident 7A new from the factory between 1970 and 1971 and operated them until 1997, when all were sold to Kitty Hawk Air Cargo of the United States.

Air Lanka (Sri Lanka)
Air Lanka of Sri Lanka bought a single Trident 7A in 1985, operating it until 1993 when it was retired due to persistent technical difficulties.

Air Mauritius (Mauritius)
Air Mauritius of Mauritius operated a single second-hand Trident 7A between 1981 and 2004.

Air Namibia (Namibia)
Air Namibia of Namibia operated a single Trident 7A inherited from predecessor Namib Air; it was retired in 2003.

Air Slovakia (Slovakia)
Air Slovakia of Slovakia operated a single Trident 7A inherited from predecessor Air Terrex; it was retired in 2004.

Air Taxi International (USA)
Air Taxi International of the United States operated a single second-hand Trident 7A from 1993 to 1999.

Air Terrex (Czechoslovakia)
Air Terrex of Czechoslovakia was established with a single Trident 7A bought in 1992. When the airline was restructured in 1991 following Slovakia's independence, it was passed on to the successor airline, Air Slovakia.

Air Zaïre (Zaire)
Air Zaïre of Zaire operated a single Trident 7A leased from Pacific Western Airlines in 1990; it was returned to Pacific Western in 1992 and sold to Northwest Territorial Airways of Canada.

All Nippon Airways (Japan)
The only airline based outside of the Americas to order the Trident 7A new from DHBC, All Nippon Airways of Japan took delivery of eight - two per year - between 1968 and 1971. One was lost in a crash in 1969, killing all 138 aboard; the cause of this crash was never determined. Of the remaining seven, five were sold in 1980 and two in 1981.

Americana de Aviación (Peru)
Americana de Aviación of Peru operated a single second-hand Trident 7A from 1994 to 1999, when the airline folded. The aircraft was abandoned at Arequipa airport, where it lay derelict until it was scrapped in 2009.

Astoria Airlines (Canada)
Astoria Airlines of Canada was established with two Trident 7As acquired second-hand in 1995; they were operated until the airline folded in 2005, and the aircraft were scrapped.

AVESCA Colombia (Colombia)
AVESCA of Colombia operated two second-hand Trident 7As between 1992 and 1994. One was acquired in 1992, supplemented by another in 1993, but both were sold off less than a year later.

Avianca Colombia (Colombia)
Avianca of Colombia bought three Trident 7As from All Nippon Airways in 1980; all three were sold to SAM Colombia two years later.

Awyr Cymru Newydd (British Columbia)
Awyr Cymru Newydd of BC entered the jet age with a pair of Trident 7As delivered new from DHBC in 1971 and 1972, and in 1980, the fleet was doubled through the purchase of two from All Nippon Airways. All four were passed on to Kootenay Airways when the two airlines merged in 1983.

Bahamasair (West Indies)
Bahamasair of the West Indies took a Trident 7A on long-term lease from Pacific Western in 1982; it was returned to PWAL in 1987 and sold to SAHSA of Honduras.

Blue Airlines (DR Congo)
Blue Airlines of DR Congo operated a single second-hand Trident 7A from 1991 to 2001.

Bouraq Indonesia Airlines (Indonesia)
Bouraq Airlines of Indonesia acquired its first Trident, a Trident 7A Combi, in 2001; it was sold a year later after the acquisition of two Trident 7Bs and a Trident 7E.

Canadian Airlines International (Canada)
Canadian Airlines International operated a total of five Trident 7As between 1994 and 2004. Two were bought in 1994 and three in 1995; one was retired in 2002, followed by two in each of 2003 and 2004.

Capitol Air Express (USA)
Capitol Air Express of the USA operated a single second-hand Trident 7A from 1993 to 2004.

Congo Airlines (DR Congo)
Congo Airlines of DR Congo operated two second-hand Trident 7As between 1996 and 2001. The first was acquired in 1996 when the airline absorbed Shabair, whilst the second was acquired from Congolese Air Charter Service in 1997; both were sold to Hewa Bora Airways in 2001.

COPA Panamá (Panama)
COPA of Panama bought two Trident 7As from Pacific Western in 1992. One was leased out to Interamericana de Aviación of Mexico in 1993; this was returned to COPA in 1995, two months before both Tridents were sold to Astoria Airlines of Canada.

Cruzeiro do Sul (Brazil)
Cruzeiro do Sul was one of two Brazilian airlines to order the Trident 7A new from DHBC, receiving a total of six between 1969 and 1973. Two were sold to AeroPerú in 1982, but the remainder served into the early 1990s. One was sold to Itapemirim in 1990 and two were sold off in 1992, leaving only one to be handed over to VARIG when that airline absorbed Cruzeiro.

Estafeta Carga Aérea (Mexico)
Estafeta Carga Aérea of Mexico purchased a Trident 7A in 2000 and, after converting it to freighter configuration, operated it until 2006.

Euralair (France)
Euralair of France operated a single second-hand Trident 7A from 1988 to 1996.

First Air (Canada)
First Air of Canada introduced the Trident to its fleet in 1994 in the form of three Trident 7Bs; the fleet was expanded in 2005 with the addition of a Trident 7A. After conversion to Combi configuration and the addition of a gravel kit, it was sold to Transafrik International in 2006.

Harka Air (Nigeria)
Harka Air''' || Nigeria || 3 || 1991–2006 || Acquired second-hand

Hewa Bora Airways (DR Congo)
Hewa Bora Airways''' || DR Congo || 2 || 2001–2011 || Acquired second-hand

Interamericana de Aviación (Mexico)
Interamericana de Aviación''' || Mexico || 1 || 1993–1995 || Acquired second-hand (leased)

Inter-Dominion Air Lines (British Columbia)
Inter-Dominion Air Lines''' || style="background: #c7fcdd" | BC || style="background: #c7fcdd" | 25 || style="background: #c7fcdd" | 1967–2001 || style="background: #c7fcdd" | Delivered new - launch customer

Itapemirim (Brazil)
Itapemirim''' || Brazil || 2 || 1990–2000 || Acquired second-hand

Jetall (Canada)
Jetall || Canada || 1 || 1993–1997 || Acquired second-hand

Kabo Air (Nigeria)
Kabo Air || Nigeria || 2 || 1992–2002 || Acquired second-hand

Kalitta Air (USA)
Kalitta Air || USA || 5 || 2000–2008 || Acquired second-hand

Kelowna Flightcraft (British Columbia)
Kelowna Flightcraft''' || BC || 3 || 1996–2014 || Acquired second-hand

Kenya Airways
Kenya Airways || Kenya || 1 || 1978–1987 || Acquired second-hand

Kitty Hawk Aircargo (USA)
Kitty Hawk Aircargo || USA || 5 || 1997–2000 || Acquired second-hand

Kootenay Airways (British Columbia)
Kootenay Airways || BC || 4 || 1983–2003 || Inherited from Awyr Cymru Newydd

Laser Airlines (Venezuela)
Laser Airlines || Venezuela || 1 || 1994–2006 || Acquired second-hand

Libyan Arab Airlines (Libya)
Libyan Arab Airlines || Libya || 4 || 1978–1991 || Acquired second-hand

Markair (Canada)
Markair || Canada || 1 || 1987–1993 || Acquired second-hand

Namib Air (South West Africa)
Namib Air of South West Africa acquired a single Trident 7A in 1988. When the airline was restructured in 1991 following Namibia's independence, it was passed on to the successor airline, Air Namibia.

Northwest Airlines (USA)
Northwest Airlines || USA || 13 || 1986–2002 || Inherited from Republic Airlines

Northwest Territorial Airways (Canada)
Northwest Territorial Airways || Canada || 1 || 1992–2000 || Acquired second-hand

Pacific Southwest Airlines (USA)
Pacific Southwest Airlines || style="background: #c7fcdd" | USA || style="background: #c7fcdd" | 5 || style="background: #c7fcdd" | 1968–1989 || style="background: #c7fcdd" | Delivered new

== Pacific Western Airlines (British Columbia/Canada) Pacific Western Airlines || style="background: #c7fcdd" | BC/Canada || style="background: #c7fcdd" | 12 || style="background: #c7fcdd" | 1968–1999 || style="background: #c7fcdd" | Delivered new

Panagra Airways (USA)
Panagra Airways''' || style="background: #c7fcdd" | USA || style="background: #c7fcdd" | 8 || style="background: #c7fcdd" | 1969–1997 || style="background: #c7fcdd" | Delivered new

Republic Airlines (USA)
Republic Airlines || USA || 13 || 1979–1986 || Inherited from Southern Airways

Rossair Executive Air Charter (South Africa)
Rossair Executive Air Charter of South Africa operated a single second-hand Trident 7A from 1996 to 2002.

Royal Aviation (Canada)
Royal Aviation || Canada || 2 || 1999–2004 || Acquired second-hand

Royal BC Air Force (British Columbia)
Royal BC Air Force''' || style="background: #c7fcdd" | BC || style="background: #c7fcdd" | 5 || style="background: #c7fcdd" | 1970–1992 || style="background: #c7fcdd" | Three delivered new, two prototypes acquired second-hand

Royal Swazi National Airways (Eswatini)
Royal Swazi National Airways || Eswatini || 1 || 1987–1999 || Acquired second-hand

SAETA (Ecuador)
SAETA || Ecuador || 1 || 1981–2000 || Acquired second-hand

SAHSA (Honduras)
SAHSA || Honduras || 3 || 1981–1991 || Acquired second-hand

SAM Colombia (Colombia)
SAM Colombia || Colombia || 3 || 1982–1993 || Acquired second-hand

SATENA (Colombia)
SATENA || Colombia || 3 || 1994–2008 || Acquired second-hand

Shabair (Zaire)
Shabair || Zaire || 1 || 1995–1996 || Acquired second-hand

Southern Airways (USA)
Southern Airways || style="background: #c7fcdd" | USA || style="background: #c7fcdd" | 14 || style="background: #c7fcdd" | 1967–1979 || style="background: #c7fcdd" | Delivered new

TAESA (Mexico)
TAESA || Mexico || 1 || 1989–1997 || Acquired second-hand

Transafrik International (Angola)
Transafrik International || Angola || 3 || 2000–i.s. || Acquired second-hand, one in service

Tri-MG Intra-Asia Airlines (Indonesia)
Tri-MG Intra-Asia Airlines || Indonesia || 1 || 2002–2005 || Acquired second-hand

USAir (USA)
USAir || USA || 4 || 1989–1993 || Inherited from PSA

VARIG (Brazil)
VARIG || style="background: #c7fcdd" | Brazil || style="background: #c7fcdd" | 7 || style="background: #c7fcdd" | 1969–1995 || style="background: #c7fcdd" | Six delivered new, one inherited from Cruzeiro do Sul

VarigLog (Brazil)
VarigLog || Brazil || 4 || 1995–2006 || Acquired second-hand

Zuliana de Aviación (Venezuela)
Zuliana de Aviación || Venezuela || 2 || 1992–1997 || Acquired second-hand