Construction completed at the Downsview plant - February 1997

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GFQL

Registered to de Havilland, Canada

First flown as C-GFQL - February 1997

Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PW123D turboprop engines

Configured to seat 36 passengers

Aircraft was stored as the intended sale to Mesa Airlines was not taken up

Ownership transferred to Bombardier Inc - February 1998

Sold to Sunstate Airlines - March 1998

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-SDA - April 7, 1998

Accepted by Sunstate Airlines as Downsview - April 19, 1998

Registered to QF Dash 8 Leasing Pty Ltd - September 27, 2005

Leased to Sunstate Airlines (Qld) Pty Ltd as registered operator - September 27, 2005

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney - January 18, 2011

Leased to Eastern Australia Airlines Pty Ltd as registered operator - January 18, 2011

Current - 2011

VH-SDA. Sunstate - in the Qantas livery at Brisbane Airport, February 2000.

VH-SDA. QantasLink - in the all-white livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.