This was the second of seven aircraft ordered by Qantas Airways for operations by Qantas Link - January 13, 2005

Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A turboprop engines

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-FERF - December 23, 2005

Registered to Bombardier Incorporated, Downsview, Ontario, Canada

Cancelled from Canadian Aircraft Register - January 31, 2006

Accepted by Qantas Airways at Toronto (Downsview) - January 31, 2006

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-QOB - February 01, 2006

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

Leased to Sunstate Airlines (Queensland) Pty Ltd as the registered operator

Departed Toronto (Downsview) on the delivery flight to Australia - January 31, 2006

It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the delivery flight - February 07, 2006

Delivery route: Toronto - Winnipeg - Yellowknife - Fairbanks - Nome - Petropavlovsk -

Narita - Guam - Horn Island - Brisbane

The aircraft was named 'Yeppoon'

Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Gladstone - Rockhampton - Mackay -

Townsville - Cairns as QF2308 - February 26, 2006

Current with QantasLink

VH-QOB. QantasLink - 'Yeppoon' in the 'New Roo' livery at Brisbane Airport, August 2006.

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VH-QOB. QantasLink - 'Yeppoon' in the 'New Roo' livery at Brisbane Airport, August 2006.

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VH-QOB. QantasLink - 'Yeppoon' in the 'New Roo' livery at Brisbane Airport, October 2006.

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VH-QOB. QantasLink - 'Yeppoon' in the 'New Roo' livery at Brisbane Airport, July 2010.

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VH-QOB. QantasLink - 'Yeppoon' in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 10, 2013.

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