VH-QOB. Bombardier DHC-8-402Q. c/n 4116.
This was the second of seven aircraft ordered by Qantas Airways for operations by Qantas Link - January 13, 2005 Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A turboprop engines Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-FERF - December 23, 2005 Registered to Bombardier Incorporated, Downsview, Ontario, Canada Cancelled from Canadian Aircraft Register - January 31, 2006 Accepted by Qantas Airways at Toronto (Downsview) - January 31, 2006 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-QOB - February 01, 2006 Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney Leased to Sunstate Airlines (Queensland) Pty Ltd as the registered operator Departed Toronto (Downsview) on the delivery flight to Australia - January 31, 2006 It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the delivery flight - February 07, 2006 Delivery route: Toronto - Winnipeg - Yellowknife - Fairbanks - Nome - Petropavlovsk - Narita - Guam - Horn Island - Brisbane The aircraft was named 'Yeppoon' Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Gladstone - Rockhampton - Mackay - Townsville - Cairns as QF2308 - February 26, 2006 Current with QantasLink |
VH-QOB. QantasLink - 'Yeppoon' in the 'New Roo' livery at Brisbane Airport, August 2006. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-596.) |
VH-QOB. QantasLink - 'Yeppoon' in the 'New Roo' livery at Brisbane Airport, August 2006. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-597.) |
VH-QOB. QantasLink - 'Yeppoon' in the 'New Roo' livery at Brisbane Airport, October 2006. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-598.) |
VH-QOB. QantasLink - 'Yeppoon' in the 'New Roo' livery at Brisbane Airport, July 2010. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-599.) |
VH-QOB. QantasLink - 'Yeppoon' in the 'New Roo' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 10, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 2923-600.) |