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List of Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner operators

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Bearskin Airlines C-FFZN SA227-AC Metroliner operating out of Red Lake, Ontario, c. 2007

In July 2016, 225 Fairchild Swearingen Metroliners were in airline service: 170 in Americas, 28 in Asia Pacific & Middle East and 27 in Europe. Its airline operators with six or more aircraft were :[1]

Former and current Australian and New Zealand passenger airline operators

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Australian Operators:

New Zealand operator:

Former U.S. and Canadian passenger airline operators

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U.S. operators

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A considerable number of commuter and regional air carriers previously operated Metro, Metro II, Metro III and/or Metro IV/Metro 23 aircraft primarily in scheduled passenger service in the U.S. and Canada.[2] According to the Official Airline Guide (OAG), these airlines included:

Other small air carriers operated Metroliners as well.[3]

In addition, Southern Airways, a local service airline that primarily operated McDonnell Douglas DC-9 jetliners before it merged with North Central Airlines to form Republic Airlines (1979-1986), operated the Metro II as a replacement aircraft type for its retired Martin 4-0-4 prop aircraft.[4]

Canadian operators

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In addition to current operators Bearskin Airlines and Perimeter Aviation, previous Metro operators in Canada included:

Military operators

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 Colombia
 Mexico
 Peru
 Trinidad and Tobago
 Venezuela

Former military operators

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 Argentina
 Australia.[note 1]
 South Africa
 Sweden
 Thailand

References

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  1. ^ "World Airliner Census". FlightGlobal. August 2016.
  2. ^ April 1, 1981 edition, Official Airline Guide (OAG)
  3. ^ http://www.airliners.net, photos of Fairchild Metro aircraft operated by various airlines in the U.S.
  4. ^ http://www.departedflights.com, July 1, 1978 Southern Airways system timetable
  5. ^ Hoyle Flight International December 13–19, 2011, p. 36
  6. ^ Hoyle Flight International December 13–19, 2011, p. 43
  7. ^ Hoyle Flight International December 13–19, 2011, p. 45
  8. ^ Hoyle Flight International December 13–19, 2011, p. 49
  9. ^ Hoyle Flight International December 13–19, 2011, p. 52
  10. ^ Rivas Air International April 2021, pp. 47–48
  11. ^ Ethell Air International April 1988, p. 198
  1. ^ Several Metro IIs are used as training aids for instructing aircraft technicians serving in the Australian Defence Forces. They are owned by the RAAF but did not fly in ADF service