VH-LQK Bombardier DHC-8-402

VH-LQK. Bombardier DHC-8-402NG. c/n 4415.

Was also registered as: C-GOAO.

This was the sixth of eight aircraft ordered new by Qantas Airways for operations by Qantas Link - July 21, 2010

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GOAO - May 17, 2012

Registered to Bombardier Incorporated, Downsview, Ontario, Canada

It was observed at Downsview in primer as 'C-GOAO' - June 14, 2012

Accepted by Qantas Airways at Toronto (Downsview) - July 23, 2012

Departed Toronto (Downsview) on the delivery flight to Australia as BBA5 - July 27, 2012

It arrived at Canberra on completion of the delivery flight - August 03, 2012

Delivery route: Toronto - Winnipeg - Yellowknife - Fairbanks - Nome - Magadan - Tokyo -

Saipan - Port Moresby - Cairns - Canberra

Cancelled from Canadian Aircraft Register - August 08, 2012

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-LQK - August14, 2012

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Mascot, Sydney

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

Operated its first revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Canberra as QF1460 - August 23, 2012

The aircraft was unnamed

Current with QantasLink

VH-LQK. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 09, 2012.

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VH-LQK. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 20, 2013.

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VH-LQK. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 24, 2013.

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VH-LQK. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 17, 2014.

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VH-LQK. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 26, 2014.

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VH-LQK. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 17, 2015.

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VH-LQK. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 17, 2015.

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VH-LQK. QantasLink - in the 'Silver Roo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 24, 2023.