The Dash 8-100, Dash 8-200 and Dash 8-300 can operate on the many short runway airports in Norway, which Widerøe is the main operator on. The problem is, though, that the aforementioned planes are ageing, but de Havilland Canada/Bombardier Aerospace have quit producing those particular aircraft types, meaning that no "direct" replacement can be found. A feasible replacement could come from ATR with a STOL-modified 42 turboprop, but at this stage, knowing what aircraft the Dash 8s will be replaced with is mere speculation.