Rolled out of the Downsview factory - May 1993

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GDIU

Registered to de Havilland Canada

First flown as C-GDIU - May 10, 1993

Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120A turboprop engines

Accepted by Rainer Aircraft Leasing Inc - June 18, 1993

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N861MA

Leased to Northwest Airlines & sub-leased to Mesaba Airlines - June 18, 1993

Sold to de Havilland Corporation Inc - February 17, 1998

Sub-lease to Mesaba Airlines continued

Returned to de Havilland Corporation at end of lease - March 4, 1998

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GCWZ

Leased to Air Nova - April 29, 1998

Delivered to Air Nova - May 15, 1998

Leased to Eastern Australia Airlines - February 17, 2000

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TQV - February 18, 2000

Registered to TAA Aviation Pty Ltd - February 23, 2006

Operated final revenue service Mildura-Melbourne as QF2077 - July 22, 2008

Ferried Melbourne-Sydney-Brisbane as QF6302/6304 - July 24, 2008

Placed in open storage at Brisbane Airport

Sold to Blue Bird Aviation, Nairobi, Kenya

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - September 16, 2008

Entered onto the Kenyan Aircraft Register as 5Y-VVT

Departed Brisbane on delivery flight to Kenya - October 2, 2008

Delivery route: Brisbane-Mount Isa-Darwin-Denpasar-Medan-Colombo-Male-Mahe

Current with Blue Bird Aviation

VH-TQV. QantasLink - in the basic Qantas livery at Brisbane Airport, June 2002.

5Y-VVT. Blue Bird Aviation - in the basic Qantas livery at Brisbane Airport, September 2008.