VH-LQB Bombardier DHC-8-402NG

VH-LQB. Bombardier DHC-8-402NG. c/n 4343.

Was also registered as: C-GGUK.

First of eight aircraft ordered new by Qantas Airways for operations by QantasLink - July 21, 2010

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GGUK - October 15, 2010

Registered to Bombardier Incorporated, Downsview, Ontario, Canada

Accepted by Qantas Airways at Toronto (Toronto) - January 20, 2011

Departed Toronto (Downsview) on the delivery flight to Australia - January 22, 2011

It arrived at Canberra on completion of the delivery flight - January 27, 2011

Delivery route: Toronto - Winnipeg - Yellowknife - Fairbanks - Nome - Petropavlovsk - Tokyo (Haneda) -

Saipan - Port Moresby - Cairns - Canberra

Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - January 28, 2011

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-LQB - February 02, 2011

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

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

Operated its first revenue service Canberra - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as QF2460 - February 16, 2011

It was painted into the 'Silver Roo' livery - ?

The aircraft was named 'Swan Hill'

Current with QantasLink

VH-LQB. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, March 05, 2011.

(R. Brown Copyright Image 2923-730.)

VH-LQB. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Brisbane Airport, July 23, 2011.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-256.)

VH-LQB. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Brisbane Airport, November 01, 2011.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-257.)