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VH-TQX. de Havilland Canada DHC-8-202. c/n 439. Was also registered as: C-GHRI; PT-TVB; N439SD. |
Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as 'C-GHRI' - June 17, 1996 Registered to Bombardier Inc, Downsview, Ontario, Canada Construction of this aircraft was completed at the Downsview plant - November 26, 1996 First flown as 'C-GFRI' - December 1996 Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PWC123D turboprop engines It was configured to seat 36 passengers Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - January 24, 1997 The sale of this aircraft to Pelangi Air (Malaysia) did not proceed Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GHRI - January 30, 1997 Registered to Bombardier Inc, Downsview, Ontario, Canada It was observed at Rotterdam performing demonstration flights - February 02, 1997 It was observed at Calgary in the Tavaj livery as C-GHRI - March 1, 1997 Leased to Tavaj Transportes Aereos Regulares - March 31, 1997 Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - April 07, 1997 Entered onto the Brazilian Aircraft Register as PT-TVB - April 07, 1997 Registered to Bombardier Inc, Downsview, Ontario, Canada Leased to Tavaj as the registered operator Returned to Bombardier Capital Inc at the end of the lease - December 14, 1999 Sold to CIBC Aviation Inc - December 14, 1999 Sold to FSBU First Security Bank of Utah, Salt Lake City - December 14, 1999 Cancelled from the Brazilian Aircraft Register - December 15, 1999 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N439SD - December 15, 1999 Registered to FSBU First Security Bank of Utah It arrived at Toronto as 'N439SD' - March 13, 2000 Sold to Eastern Australia Airlines - March 13, 2000 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - March 16, 2000 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TQX - March 17, 2000 Registered to Eastern Australia Airlines Pty Ltd, Sydney Departed Toronto on the ferry flight to Australia - March 24, 2000 It arrived at Tamworth on completion of the ferry flight - March 29, 2000 Operated its first revenue service - ? Operated the inaugural Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Wollongong - Melbourne service as QF2740/2743 - June 06, 2005 Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney - February 18, 2011 Leased to Eastern Australia Airlines as the registered operator Operated the Brisbane - Townsville service as QF1010 - July 28, 2018 It was repainted at Townsville by Flying Colours into the 'Silver Roo' livery It was the first DHC-8 to acquire the new livery The aircraft was named 'Lord Howe Silvereye' It returned to service Townsville - Brisbane - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - August 09, 2018 Current with QantasLink |
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VH-TQX. QantasLink - in the old livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, February 02, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 2923-408.) |
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VH-TQX. QantasLink - 'Lord Howe Silvereye' in the 'Silver Roo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 18, 2022. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 2924-104.) |
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VH-TQX. QantasLink - 'Lord Howe Silvereye' in the 'Silver Roo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 19, 2022. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 2924-090.) |