VH-QQE. Bombardier DHC-8-315B. c/n 354. Was also registered as: ZS-NLZ; C-FNSA. |
This aircraft was built as a DHC-8-311A by de Havilland Canada Construction of this aircraft was completed at the Toronto (Downsview) plant - January 20, 1994 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GFRP - ? Registered to de Havilland Canada First flown at Toronto (Downsview) - ? Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PWC123E turboprop engines Sold to - ? Entered onto the South African Aircraft Register as ZS-NLZ - August ?, 1994 Leased to SA Express, Johannesburg as the registered operator Sub-leased to Air Tanzania for a short time - 2004 Returned to SA Express at the end of the sub-lease - April 2005 Repossessed by the leasing company for immediate sale - November 03, 2011 The intended sale to Dynamic Aviation, Bridgewater, Virginia was not taken up - December 12, 2011 Sold to Northstar Avlease Limited, Calgary, Canada - January 18, 2012 Cancelled from the South African Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-FNSA - January 18, 2012 Registered to Northstar Avlease Limited Leased to North Cariboo Flying Service Limited as the registered operator - February 07, 2014 Returned to Northstar Avlease at the end of lease - September 11, 2014 Leased to Sunwest Aviation Limited, Calgary as the registered operator - October 12, 2014 The aircraft was converted to a DHC-8-315B - ? Sub-leased to PAL Airlines Limited, Canada as the registered operator - December 04, 2019 Returned to Sunwest Aviation at the end of the sub-lease - December 03, 2020 It was withdrawn from service by Sunwest Aviation at Calgary - April 18, 2023 Registered to Worldwide Aircraft Ferrying Ltd, Mississauga, Canada - April 18, 2023 Departed Calgary (14:04 local) on the ferry flight to Australia - May 05, 2023 It arrived at Perth (17:14 local) on completion of the ferry flight - May 10, 2023 Ferry route: Calgary - Boise - Concord - Honolulu - Mujuro - Cairns - Perth Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - May 15, 2023 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-QQE - May 19, 2023 Registered to MPM Leasing Pty Ltd, Perth Leased to Nantay Pty Ltd, Perth t/a Maroomba Airlines as the registered operator Test flown Perth - Perth - May 25, 2023 Entered service with Maroomba Airlines Perth - Leonora as Flight MB91A - July 01, 2023 Current with Maroomba Airlines |
VH-QQE. Maroomba Airlines - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 14, 2023. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 2924-207.) |
VH-QQE. Maroomba Airlines - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 14, 2023. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 2924-208.) |
VH-QQE. Maroomba Airlines - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 14, 2023. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 2924-209.) |