VH-TNU. de Havilland Canada DHC-8-102. c/n 203. Was also registered as: C-GLOT; OE-LLM; 5Y-BTZ. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Tyrolean Airway - ? Construction completed at the de Havilland Downsview plant - March 1990 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as 'C-GLOT' - ? Registered to de Havilland Canada First flown with the test registration 'C-GLOT' - March 21, 1990 Powered by PWC PW120A turboprop engines It was configured to seat 36 passengers Accepted by Tyrolean Airways at Downsview - March 30, 1990 Entered onto the Austrian Aircraft Register as OE-LLM - ? Sold to Bombardier Inc - November 1994 Leased to Sunstate Airlines - November 28, 1994 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TNU - November 28, 1994 Registered to Sunstate Airlines, Brisbane Sub-leased to Eastern Australia Airlines as the registered operator - June 21, 1995 Retruned to Sunstate Airlines - October 21, 1995 Sub-leased to Southern Australia Airlines as the registered operator - October 22, 1995 Returned to Sunstate Airlines - November 21, 1995 It was involved in a separation incident at Brisbane Airport - August 03, 1998 To view the ATSB report on this incident please click 'HERE' Withdrawn from QantasLink / Sunstate service - March 2006 Ferried Brisbane - Cairns as QF6500 - April 04, 2006 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - April 05, 2006 It was prepared for delivery to Kenya by Hawker Pacific Entered onto the Kenyan Aircraft Register as 5Y-BTZ - May 03, 2006 The aircraft departed Cairns on the ferry flight to Kenya - July 08, 2006 Ferry route: Cairns - Denpasar - Singapore (Seletar) - ? Current with Air Kenya |
OE-LLM. Sunstate - in the 'Qantas' livery at Innsbruck Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-837.) |
OE-LLM. Sunstate - in the 'Qantas' livery at Innsbruck Airport, date unknown. (M. Ebbers Copyright Image 2924-122.) |
VH-TNU. Sunstate - in the 'Qantas' livery at Brisbane Airport, July 1998. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-838.) |
VH-TNU. Sunstate - in the 'Qantas' livery at Brisbane Airport, July 1998. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-839.) |
VH-TNU. QantasLink - in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, August 2002. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-840.) |