VH-TNX. de Havilland Canada DHC-8-102. c/n 033.

Was also registered as: N805MX; VH-QQH.

 

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GEVP - April 1986

Registered to Boeing Canada Technology Ltd

Rolled out of the Downsview factory - April 04, 1986

First flown at Downsview as 'C-GEVP' - ?

Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PWC120A turboprop engines

Accepted by Westinghouse Credit Corporation at Toronto - April 1986

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N805MX - April 10, 1986

Registered to Westinghouse Credit Corporation

Leased to Metro Airlines as the registered operator - April 18, 1986

Metro Airlines operated services for Eastern Airlines in the Eastern Metro Express livery

The aircraft was repossessed by Westinghouse Credit Corporation - January 19, 1991

It was observed withdrawn from use and stored at Reno, Nevada - February 1991

Sold to Avline (Metro) Inc - January 06, 1992

Registered to Avline Metro Incorporated, Sarasota - January 09, 1992

Sold to Australian Airlines - February 1993

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - March 08, 1993

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TNX - March 10, 1993

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

Registered to TAA Aviation Pty Ltd - February 23, 2006

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

It was operated by Sunstate Airlines in the QantasLink livery

Withdrawn from service and stored at Brisbane Airport in the basic QantasLink livery - November 2007

Sold to Airlines PNG - 2008

Ferried Brisbane - Townsville on delivery to Airlines PNG - January 04, 2008

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 07, 2008

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-QQH - January 29, 2008

Registered to Skytrans Regional Pty Ltd, Cairns

This aircraft did not enter service with Skytrans

Ferried Townsville - Port Moresby - February 08, 2008

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - February 20, 2008

Entered onto the Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register as P2-MCP - February 20, 2009

Registered to Airlines of PNG

Current with Airlines of PNG

 

 

VH-TNX. Sunstate - in the 'Australian' livery at Brisbane Airport, October 1993.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-828.)

VH-TNX. Sunstate - in the 'Australian' livery at Brisbane Airport, December 1993.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-829.)

VH-TNX. Sunstate - in the 'Qantas' livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-830.)

VH-TNX. QantasLink - in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-831.)

VH-TNX. QantasLink - in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-832.)

VH-TNX. QantasLink - in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-833.)

VH-TNX. QantasLink - in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, August 2002.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-834.)

VH-TNX. QantasLink - in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, November 2006.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-835.)

P2-MCP. Airlines PNG - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, June 2015.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-836.)