VH-TNW. de Havilland Canada DHC-8-102. c/n 243.
Was also registered as: OO-LLI; C-GGTO; 6V-AGZ; D-BFRA; P2-MCQ.
This aircraft was ordered new by Tyrolean Airways - ? Construction was completed at the Toronto (Downsview) plant - October 1990 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GFUM - October 16, 1990 Registered to de Havilland Canada First flown with the test registration 'C-GFUM' - October 16,1990 Powered by PWC PW120A turboprop engines It was configured to seat 36 passengers Entered onto the Austrian Aircraft Register as OE-LLI - October 1990 Registered to ? Accepted by Tyrolean Airways at Downsview - October 31, 1990 Sub-leased to Interflug GmbH, Berlin, Germany - October 31, 1990 Returned to Tyrolean Airways at the end of the lease - March 01, 1991 Sub-leased to Albanian Airlines, Tirana, Albania - August 21, 1992 Operated in red, white and black livery and it was the first aircraft to be operated in the joint venture Returned to Bombardier at Downsview in all-white livery at the end of the lease - November 30, 1994 Cancelled from the Austrian Aircraft Register - December 1994 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GGTO - December 12, 1994 Registered to Bombardier Inc, Downsview, Canada The aircraft was placed in open storage at Downsview Prepared for lease to Tyrolean Airways - 1995 Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - April 21, 1995 Entered onto the Austrian Aircraft Register as OE-LLI - May 12, 1995 Leased to Tyrolean Airways as the registered operator Cancelled from the Austrian Aircraft Register - November 1995 Entered onto the Senegal Aircraft Register as 6V-AGZ - December 01, 1995 Sub-leased to Air Senegal International, Dakar, Senegal as the registered operator Returned to Tyrolean Airways on termination of the sub-lease - July 1996 Cancelled from the Senegal Aircraft Register - July 14, 1996 Entered onto the Austrial Aircraft Register as OE-LLI - July 14, 1996 It was observed at Salzburg in an all-white livery with Tyrolean titles and tail logo - August 06, 1996 Sub-leased to Augsburg Airways, Augsburg, Germany - April 01, 1997 Cancelled from the Austrian Aircraft Register - January 1998 Entered onto the German Aircraft Register as D-BFRA - January 1998 Leased to Sunstate Airlines - December 12, 1999 Cancelled from the German Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TNW - January 04, 2000 Leased to Sunstate Airlines, Brisbane as the registered operator Operated its final revenue service Roma - Brisbane as QF543 - August 21, 2006 Withdrawn from service and stored at Brisbane Sold / sub-leased to Airlines of PNG, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea - ? Ferried Brisbane - Port Moresby on delivery to Airlines of PNG as TOK7701 - September 13, 2006 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - September 18, 2006 Entered onto the Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register as P2-MCQ - September 18, 2006 Leased to Airlines of PNG, Port Moresby as the registered operator Sub-leased to Solomon Airlines, Honiara, Solomon Islands - December 01, 2009 Current with Solomon Airlines |
OE-LLI. Interflug - in the all-white livery at an unknown airport, January 1991 (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-841.) |
OE-LLI. Albanian - in the basic Tyrolean livery at an unknown airport, August 31, 1992. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-842.) |
OE-LLI. Albanian - in the basic Tyrolean livery at an unknown airport, September 1992. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-843.) |
OE-LLI. Tyrolean - in the non-standard all-white livery at an unknown airport, August 1996. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-844.) |
OE-LLI. Augsburg Airways - in the all-white livery at an unknown airport, May 1997. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-845.) |
VH-TNW. Sunstate - in the standard Qantas livery at Brisbane Airport, April 2000. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-846.) |