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VH-SDE. de Havilland Canada DHC-8-202Q. c/n 0453.
Was also registered as: PT-TVC; N453DS; C-FEAQ; OY-GRP.
Construction was completed at the de Havilland Canada Toronto (Downsview) - December 12, 1996 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-FDHD - March 13, 1997 Registered to de Havilland Canada First flown as 'C-FDHD' - ? Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PWC123D turboprop engines This aircraft was intended for Pelangi Air as '9M-PGB' but the order was not taken up Leased to Tavaj Air - March 1997 Entered onto the Basilian Aircraft Register as PT-TVC - March 1997 Accepted by Tavaj Air at Toronto (Downsville) - March 16, 1997 Returned to Bombardier Capital Inc at the end of the lease - December 14, 1999 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N453DS - ? Registered to Cibe Aviation Inc / First Security Bank of Utah Leased to de Havilland Corporation - December 14, 1999 The aircraft was withdrawn from use and stored at Calgary, Alberta Leased to Sunstate Airlines, Australia - October 05, 2001 It was accepted by Qantas for operation by Sunstate Airlines - October 05, 2001 Departed Toronto (Downsview) on the delivery flight to Australia - October 14, 2001 It arrived at Brisbaneon completion of the delivery flight - October 18, 2001 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - October 2001 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-SDE - October 26, 2001 Registered to - ? Operated its irst revenue service - October 30, 2001 Registered to QF Dash 8 Leasing Pty Ltd - May 24, 2006 Leased to Sunstate Airlines (Qld) Pty Ltd as the egistered operator Leased to Eastern Australia Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator - December 03, 2009 Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney - January 18, 2011 Leased to Eastern Australia Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator Operated its final revenue service - May 09, 2014 The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) in the basic 'Qantas' livery Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 05, 2014 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-FEAQ - June 12, 2014 Registered to Avmax Aircraft Leasing Group Departed Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on the ferry flight to Canada - July 01, 2014 It arrived at Calgary on completion of the ferry flight - July 03, 2014 Ferry route: Sydney - Pago Pago - Honolulu - Concord - Calgary Ferried Calgary - North Bay - January 26, 2015 Registered to World Wide Aircraft Ferrying Ltd - February 09, 2015 Ferried North Bay - Muskoka for repainting into the Air Greenland livery - August 19, 2015 Ferried Muskoka - North Bay in the Air Greenland livery - August 30, 2015 Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - September 15, 2015 Entered onto the Danish Aircraft Register as OY-GRP - September 16, 2015 Registered to Air Greenland A/S, Nuuk Current with Air Greenland |
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VH-SDE. QantasLink - in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-813.) |
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VH-SDE. QantasLink - in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-814.) |
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VH-SDE. QantasLink - in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, August 2008. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-815.) |
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VH-SDE. QantasLink - in the original livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, March 10, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 2923-816.) |