VH-QQP. de Havilland Canada DHC-8-311. c/n 232. Was also registered as: HS-SKJ; C-FXXU; PH-SDU; C-GZTX; V2-LGA; VH-BBU; C-GDHM. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Guinness Peat Aviation - ? Construction completed and rolled out -at Downsview - September 1990 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GFBW - September 27, 1990 Registered to Boeing Canada Technology Ltd First flown as C-GFBW - September 27, 1990 Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PWC123E turboprop engines Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - October 19, 1990 Entered onto the Thai Aircraft Register as HS-SKJ - October 30, 1990 Registered to GPA Jetprop Finance Ltd Leased to Bangkok Airways as the registered operator - October 31, 1990 Returned to Guinness Peat Aviation at the end of the lease - July 15, 1995 Cancelled from the Thai Aircraft Register - November 03, 1995 It was observed stored at Maastricht - November 27, 1995 An intended lease to Royal Wings Jordan did not eventuate - December 1995 The aircraft remained stored at Maastricht Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-FXXU - April 11, 1996 Registered to Bombardier Inc An intended lease to Direct Aero Services DAC, Romania did not eventuate - 1996 Leased to Sabena Airways - October 17, 1996 Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - October 18, 1996 Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-SDU - October 18, 1996 Sub-leased to Schreiner Airways BV, Rotterdam as the registered operator Returned to Sabena at end of the ease - January 1999 Sub-leased to Aero Contractors, Nigeria - January 1999 It was observed at Lagos operating Aero Contractors services as 'PH-SDU' - May 17, 1999 Returned to Sabena at the end of the sub-lease - July 1999 It was observed at Brussels in an 'all-white' livery with Sabena titles - August 17, 1999 It was observed at Brussels in an 'all-white' livery with Sabena titles - September 12, 1999 Sub-leased to Trans Travel Airlines (Netherlands) - January 2000 It was observed at Hamburg in an 'all-white' livery with Trans Travel titles - January 05, 2000 Returned to Schreiner Airways at the end of the sub-lease - March 19, 2000 It was observed at Brussels in an 'all-white' livery with Sabena titles and tail logo - March 19, 2000 It was observed at Maastricht in an 'all-white' livery undergoing maintenance - April 11, 2002 The aircraft was badly damaged during a post-maintence test flight at Maastricht - June 15, 2002 During the instrument approach to land the right-hand landing gear failed to lock down The crew recycled the undercarriage but the right-hand undercarriage leg failed to lock down again On landing the right-hand undercarriage leg collapsed causing extensive damage to aircraft Repaired at Maastricht and stored in an 'll-white' livery - October 20, 2002 It was observed stored at Maastricht in an 'all-white' livery - February 19, 2003 It was observed undergoing maintenance at Maastricht - August 23, 2003 Ferried Mastricht - Dusseldorf - September 01, 2003 It was oserved stored at Dusseldorf (Monchengladbach) Airport in an 'all-white' livery - September 25, 2003 It was observed stored at Dusseldorf (Monchengladbach) Airport in an 'all-white' livery - October 18, 2003 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GZTX - November 12, 2003 Registered to Avmax Group Inc, Calgary Departed Edinburgh on the erry flight to Wilmington - December 20, 2003 It arrived at Wilmington on completion of the ferry flight - December 22, 2003 Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - December 23, 2003 Sold to Caribbean Star Airlines - December 23, 2003 Entered onto the Antigua and Barbuda Aircraft Register as V2-LGA - December 23, 2003 Registered to Caribbean Star Airlines Caribbean Star Airlines merged with Leeward Islands Air Transport (LIAT) - November 15, 2007 It was observed at Antigua in the basic 'Caribbean Star' livery with LIAT titles - February 06, 2008 Withdrawn from service and prepared for sale - 2012 Cancelled from the Antigua and Barbuda Aircraft Register - March 22, 2012 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-QQP - March 23, 2012 Registered to Skytrans Pty Ltd, Cairns Departed St Johns on the ferry flight to Australia - March 28, 2012 It arrived at Cairns on completion of the ferry flight - April 04, 2012 Operated its first revenue service Cairns - Aurukun as SKP1050 - May 04, 2012 It was withdrawn from service at Brisbane - December 19, 2014 Skytrans ceased all operations - January 02, 2015 Ferried Brisbane - Cairns for storage - January 09, 2015 Registered to Hawker Pacific, Sydney - February 15, 2015 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 02, 2016 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-BBU - March 29, 2017 Registered to Air Fleet Management Pty Ltd Departed Cairns on the ferry flight to Canada - May 27, 2017 It arrived at Toronto on completion of the ferry flight - May ?, 2017 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - May 30, 2017 Entered on to the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GDHM - July 10; 2017 Registered to Inter-Aero Inc, Ontario, Canada It was observed stored at Montreal - October 17, 2017 Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - September 19, 2019 Current status - ? |
VH-QQP. Skytrans - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 14, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 2923-826.) |