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

Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A turboprop engines

It was configured to seat 74 passengers

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-FFQE - April 19, 2006

Registered to Bombardier Incorporated, Downsview, Ontario, Canada

Cancelled from Canadian Aircraft Register - June 21, 2006

Accepted by Qantas Airways at Toronto (Downsview) - June 21, 2006

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-QOE - June 21, 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 as DHC026 - June 22, 2006

It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the delivery flight - June 27, 2006

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

Saipan - Port Moresby - Brisbane

Operated its first revenue service - July 2006

The aircraft was unnamed

Registered to QF Dash 8 Leasing No 3 Pty Ltd, Sydney - December 23, 2008

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

Registered to Qantas Airways Limited, Sydney - May 29, 2015

Leased to Sunstate Airlines (Qld) Pty Ltd, Sydney as the registered operator

Current with QantasLink

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

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VH-QOE. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Brisbane Airport, November 2006.

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VH-QOE. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Brisbane Airport, August 2008.

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VH-QOE. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Brisbane Airport, May 2009.

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VH-QOE. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 17, 2010.

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VH-QOE. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, March 09, 2014.

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VH-QOE. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, March 28, 2015.

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VH-QOE. QantasLink - in the 'Silver Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 26, 2020.

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