VH-LQL. Bombardier DHC-8-402NG. c/n 4449.
Was also registered as: C-GVRK.
This was the seventh of eight new aircraft ordered by Qantas Airways for operations by Qantas Link - July 21, 2010 Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A turboprop engines Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GVRK - July 10, 2013 Registered to Bombardier Incorporated, Downsview, Ontario, Canada Accepted by Qantas Airways at Toronto (Downsview) - September 06, 2013 Departed Toronto (Downsview) on the delivery flight to Australia - September 07, 2013 It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the delivery flight - September 12, 2013 Delivery route: Toronto - Winnipeg - Yellowknife - Fairbanks - Anadyr - Tokyo (Narita) - Saipan - Port Moresby - Cairns - Brisbane Cancelled from Canadian Aircraft Register - September 13, 2013 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-LQL - September 18, 2013 Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Mascot, Sydney Leased to Sunstate Airlines (Qld) Pty Limited, Sydney as the registered operator The aircraft was unnamed Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Gladstone as QF2358 - September 26, 2013 Registered to QF Dash 8 Leasing No.6 Pty Limited, Sydney - October 10, 2013 Leased to Sunstate Airlines (Qld) Pty Limited, Sydney as the registerd operator Operated its last service in the current livery Cairns - Townsville as QLK2305 - March 25, 2019 The aircraft was repainted into the 'Silver Roo' livery by Flying Colours The aircraft was named 'Jindabyne' Returned to service - ? Current with QantasLink |
VH-LQL. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 07, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 2923-908.) |
VH-LQL. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 07, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 2923-909.) |
VH-LQL. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 07, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 2923-911.) |
VH-LQL. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 07, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 2923-910.) |
VH-LQL. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 20, 2014. (R. Brown Copyright Image 2923-672.) |
VH-LQL. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 22, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 2923-545.) |
VH-LQL. QantasLink - in the 'New Roo' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, November 20, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 2923-546.) |
VH-LQL. QantasLink - 'Jindabyne' in the 'Silver Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 17, 2020. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 2924-032.) |