DOUGLAS DC-8 CURRENT OPERATORS & THE PRESENT STATUS OF ALL DC-8s PRODUCED

Listed below are the current operators of the DC-8 and a Summary of the Present Status of All DC-8s Built as of the date listed below. In addition to the 140 DC-8s in current operation, there are another 135 DC-8s in storage & many of these are still in flyable condition. Nearly all of the 150 DC-8s presently in service are Cargo Liners plus a few which are VIP/Business Jets. To my knowledge there are no DC-8s still in Scheduled Passenger Services. However, Air Transport International may still have a few DC-8-62CF aircraft configured in a Passenger/Cargo configuration for charters.

For those who are curious, of the 918 Boeing 707/720 commercial aircraft that were built (military versions not included) there are only 43 of these aircraft that are still in active [cargo] airline service in comparison to 140 DC-8s. This is a further testament to the DC-8's reliability & longevity -- Long Live The DC-8!

This Information is courtesy of AIRLINERLIST.COM. This website does an excellent job in tracking the production lists of all types of commercial aircraft (including the older propliners). If you want detailed production information on any airliner this is the place to go.

I will be updating this information periodically to keep this table as current & accurate as possible.
If you see any errors in it please don't hesitate to let me know!

Last Update: March 13, 2005

CURRENT OPERATORS OF DC-8s - LISTED BY CUSTOMER

OPERATOR NAME & COUNTRY OF REGISTRATION & (COUNTRY CODE)	OPERATOR TOTAL
ABSA - BRAZIL (PR)	1
AERONORTE - COLOMBIA (HK)	1
AEROPOSTAL CARGO - MEXICO (XA)	1
AFRICAN INTERNATIONAL - SWAZILAND/SOUTH AFRICA (3D/ZS)	4
AIRBORNE EXPRESS - USA (N)	17
AIR TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL - USA (N) OPERATED FOR BURLINGTON EXPRESS aka BAX GLOBAL	17 (Including 5 PAX/FRT Combi DC-8-62s)
AL-DAWOOD AIR LTD - ZAIRE (9Q)	2
ARROW AIR / FINE AIR (MERGED) - USA (N)	10
ASTAR AIR CARGO - USA (N)	9
BETA AIR CARGO - BRAZIL (PR)	1
BRISAIR - UNITED KINGDOM COLONY (VP)	1 (VIP)
CYGNUS AIR - SPAIN (EC)	3
GABON GOVERNMENT - GABON (TR)	1 (VIP)
GPT PROMODAL CARGO - BRASIL (PR)	1
Al NASSAR/JET AVIATION BUSINESS JETS - SWITZERLAND (HB)	1 (VIP)
JOHNSONS AIR - GHANA (9G)	3
KINSHASA AIRWAYS - ZAIRE (9Q)	2
MAS AIR - MEXICO (XA)	1
MK AIRLINES-CARGO d'or - GHANA (9G)	8
MURRAY AVIATION - USA (N)	2
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS & SPACE ADMIN. (NASA) - USA (N)	1
SILVERBACK CARGO FREIGHTER - RWANDA (9XR)	2
SIN-SAD aka JETLINE INTERNATIONAL - ARUBA (P4) (BASED IN LIBYA BUT REGISTERED IN ARUBA)	1 (VIP)
SKYMASTER AIRLINES - BRASIL (PP)	3
TAC AIR SERVICES - GHANA (9G)	1
TCB-Tr Charter do Brasil - BRASIL (PP)	1
TAMPA CARGO - COLOMBIA (HK)	2
UNITED ARABIAN AIRLINES - SUDAN (ST)	1
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE (UPS) - USA (N)	42
TOTAL IN SERVICE	140

PRESENT STATUS OF ALL DC-8s PRODUCED

IN SERVICE SCRAPPED/BROKEN UP STORED WRITTEN OFF (USUALLY, BUT NOT ALWAYS, BY CRASH) TOTAL BUILT

140 204 135 77 556

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