VH-QOI. de Havilland DHC-8-402. c/n 4189.
First of two ordered new by Qantas Airways for operations by Qantas Link - January 2007 Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A turboprop engines Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-FNQL - October 15, 2007 Registered to Bombardier Incorporated, Downsview, Ontario, Canada Cancelled from Canadian Aircraft Register - January 28, 2008 Accepted by QantasLink at Toronto (Downsview) - January 30, 2008 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-QOI - January 30, 2008 Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd Leased to Sunstate Airlines (Queensland) Pty Ltd as registered operator Departed Toronto as DHC021 on delivery flight to Australia - February 4, 2008 Arrived Brisbane at conclusion of delivery flight - February 8, 2008 Delivery route: Toronto-North Bay-Grand Rapids-Concord-Honolulu-Majuro-Brisbane Was first QantasLink DHC-8 to be delivered in the new Qantas (2007) livery Operated first revenue service Brisbane-Gladstone as QF2336 - February 15, 2008 Registered to QF Dash 8 Leasing No.2 Pty Ltd - December 22, 2008 Leased to Sunstate Airlines (Queensland) Pty Ltd as registered operator Aircraft named 'Tamworth' at Tamworth by Qantas CEO Alan Joyce - September 9, 2009 This was the first Qantas DHC-8-400 to be serviced at Tamworth Rolled out at Sydney with '40th Tamworth Country Music Festival' titles and guitar logo - January 19, 2012 Returned to service Sydney-Wagga Wagga - January 19, 2012 Current with QantasLink (Sunstate) - 2012 |
C-FNQL. QantasLink - in the new livery at Toronto Airport, January 2008. |
VH-QOI. QantasLink - in the new livery at Brisbane Airport, March 2009. |
VH-QOI. QantasLink - in the 'Destination Tamworth' livery at Sydney Airport, January 2012. |
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