Construction completed at the Downsview plant - May 18, 1989

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GFYI

Registered to Boeing Canada Technology Ltd

First flown as C-GFYI - May 1989

Powered by Pratt & Whitney PW120A turboprop engines

Configured to seat 37 passengers

Sold to Michael C. Siboni - May 1989

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N711MS

Sold to Talair, New Guinea - May 1989

Arrived Port Morseby at conclusion of delivery flight - June 10, 1989

Entered onto the Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register as P2-GVB - June 13, 1989

Registered to Rothschild Australia International Ltd

Leased to Talair as registered operator

Transferred to Flight West Airlines - May 1991

Arrived Brisbane at conclusion of ferry flight - May 14, 1991

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-XFU - May 27, 1991

Sub-leased to Ansett New Zealand - January 22, 1993 to March 2, 1993

Sub-leased to Ansett New Zealand to cover the loss of their DHC-8 ZK-NEYin accident - June 1995

Ferried Brisbane-Christchurch on delivery to Ansett New Zealand - June 28, 1995

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NEV - June 28, 1995

Operated first Ansett New Zealand revenue service - July 15, 1995

Withdrawn from service - December 20, 1995

Ferried Christchurch-Brisbane on returned to Flight West - December 21, 1995

Sold to Tomalpin Holdings Pty Ltd - January 3, 1993

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-XFU - Januay 3, 1996

Registered to Tomalpin Holdings Pty Ltd trading as Flight West Airlines

Registered to Flight West Airlines Pty Ltd - July 22, 1996

Returned to service in Ansett New Zealand livery with Flight West titles

Leased to Southern Australia Airlines in an all-white livery - August 22, 1996

Returned to Flight West at end of lease - January 3, 1997

Leased to Eastern Australia Airlines to cover fleet maintenance - May 23 to June 9, 1997

Leased to Sunstate Airlines - August 14, 1997

Returned to Flight West Airlines art end of lease - November 7, 1997

Leased to Eastern Australia Airlines - February 21, 1998

Sold to Skippers Aviation, Perth but lease to Eastern Australia continued - June 1998

Returned to Flight West at end of lease - August 1998

Delivered to Skippers Aviation in Perth - September 1998

Operated by Skippers Aviation - 2011

VH-XFU. Flight West Airlines - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, March 1993.

VH-XFU. Flight West Airlines - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, June 1993.

 

VH-XFU. Flight West - in the Ansett 'Starmark' livery at Brisbane Airport, July 1996.

VH-XFU. Sunstate - in the all-white livery at Brisbane Airport, September 1997.