VH-TNX. de Havilland Canada DHC-8-102. c/n 033.
Was also registered as: N805MX; VH-QQH.
Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GEVP - April 1986 Registered to Boeing Canada Technology Ltd Rolled out of the Downsview factory - April 04, 1986 First flown at Downsview as 'C-GEVP' - ? Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PWC120A turboprop engines Accepted by Westinghouse Credit Corporation at Toronto - April 1986 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N805MX - April 10, 1986 Registered to Westinghouse Credit Corporation Leased to Metro Airlines as the registered operator - April 18, 1986 Metro Airlines operated services for Eastern Airlines in the Eastern Metro Express livery The aircraft was repossessed by Westinghouse Credit Corporation - January 19, 1991 It was observed withdrawn from use and stored at Reno, Nevada - February 1991 Sold to Avline (Metro) Inc - January 06, 1992 Registered to Avline Metro Incorporated, Sarasota - January 09, 1992 Sold to Australian Airlines - February 1993 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - March 08, 1993 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TNX - March 10, 1993 Leased to Sunstate Airlines (Qld) Pty Ltd, Brisbane as the registered operator Registered to TAA Aviation Pty Ltd - February 23, 2006 Leased to Sunstate Airlines (Qld) Pty Ltd as the registered operator It was operated by Sunstate Airlines in the QantasLink livery Withdrawn from service and stored at Brisbane Airport in the basic QantasLink livery - November 2007 Sold to Airlines PNG - 2008 Ferried Brisbane - Townsville on delivery to Airlines PNG - January 04, 2008 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 07, 2008 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-QQH - January 29, 2008 Registered to Skytrans Regional Pty Ltd, Cairns This aircraft did not enter service with Skytrans Ferried Townsville - Port Moresby - February 08, 2008 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - February 20, 2008 Entered onto the Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register as P2-MCP - February 20, 2009 Registered to Airlines of PNG Current with Airlines of PNG |
VH-TNX. Sunstate - in the 'Australian' livery at Brisbane Airport, October 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-828.) |
VH-TNX. Sunstate - in the 'Australian' livery at Brisbane Airport, December 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-829.) |
VH-TNX. Sunstate - in the 'Qantas' livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-830.) |
VH-TNX. QantasLink - in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-831.) |
VH-TNX. QantasLink - in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-832.) |
VH-TNX. QantasLink - in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-833.) |
VH-TNX. QantasLink - in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, August 2002. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-834.) |
VH-TNX. QantasLink - in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, November 2006. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-835.) |
P2-MCP. Airlines PNG - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, June 2015. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-836.) |