Propeller-driven commercial aircraft
Antonov An-140
Turboprop regional airliner. Still in production.
ATR 42/72
Twin turboprop regional airliner. Main competitor to Bombardier's Dash 8. In production and in widespread use.
Beechcraft 1900 (Beech 1900)
Twin turboprop commuter aircraft: enlarged derivative of the Super King Air. Out of production but still in use.
Beechcraft King Air/Super King Air
Popular twin turboprop commuter and executive transport. The King Air 200/300 series used to be called the Super King Air but the manufacturer no longer uses this name. Current production models are the King Air C90GTi, B200GT and 350.
Bombardier Dash 8 (Q series)
Popular turboprop regional airliner. Now officiallly labelled the Bombardier Q series but still universally known by its former name of Dash 8. The Q400 remains in production and the type is in widespread use.
British Aerospace ATP
Twin turboprop airliner: stretched adaptation of the earlier Hawker Siddeley 748. However, it did not fare well in competition with the Dash 8 and ATR 72. Out of production and in limited use.
British Aerospace Jetstream
Twin turboprop commuter aircraft. Out of production but still in limited use.
Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander
Light commuter aircraft, also used as a military transport and surveillance aircraft. A stretched three-engined version known as the Trislander was also built. The Islander remains in production.
Cessna 441 Conquest II
Twin turboprop commuter aircraft and executive transport capable of seating up to 10 passengers. Was a rival to the Beechcraft King Air but is out of production.
de Havilland Canada (Viking Air) DHC-6 Twin Otter
Twin-engined utility transport capable of rough-field operations and also adaptable for operations on water or snow. De Havilland Canada ended production of the type in the 1980s but in 2009 a different manufacturer, Viking Air, restarted production.
de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter
Single-engined utility transport capable of rough-field operations and also adaptable for water-borne operations. Originally built with a piston engine but most aircraft still flying are turboprop conversions. Out of production but still in use.
Dornier 228
Twin turboprop commuter. Went out of production and is in limited use but production of a modernised variant, the Dornier 228 NG, is being restarted by RUAG Aerospace with the first aircraft scheduled for delivery in 2010.
Dornier 328
Twin turboprop regional airliner. Out of production but still in use. A jet-powered version is listed separately under jetliners.
Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota)
A classic which revolutionised pre-war air travel in the US and, as the C-47, was produced in huge numbers during World War II. Long out of production and a rare sight today but some examples remain in commercial service more than 70 years after the type first flew.
Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia
Small turboprop regional airliner. Out of production but still in use.
Fokker 50
Twin turboprop regional airliner. Upgraded derivative of and successor to the Fokker F27. Out of production but still in use.
Fokker F27 Friendship
Early-generation turboprop regional airliner. A highly successful aircraft in its day, but no longer in production and currently a rare sight.
Let L-410 Turbolet
Twin-engined utility transport and commuter aircraft. Out of production but still in use.
Piaggio P.166
Twin-engined utility transport with gull wings and rearward-facing engines. Out of production but still used by the Italian military and government.
Piaggio P.180 Avanti
Unconventional aircraft designed as a turboprop alternative to a business jet. It is currently the sole competitor to the Beechcraft Super King Air. Still in production.
Pilatus PC-12
Single-engined turboprop commuter aircraft and executive transport. Still in production as the PC-12 NG.
Pilatus PC-6 Porter / Turbo Porter
Single-engined utility aircraft capable of operating from short unpaved strips. Has been in low-rate production for 50 years although the aircraft is not a common sight.
Piper PA-31 Navajo / Chieftain / Cheyenne
Commuter aircraft and executive transport. Out of production.
Saab 2000
Twin-engined regional airliner developed from the smaller Saab 340. Slow sales due to the popularity of regional jets put an end to production only a few years before skyrocketing fuel prices brought turboprops back into favour. Still in use.
Saab 340
Small turboprop regional airliner. No longer in production but still in use.
