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.)