QantasLink announces Classic Dash-8 retirement, additional Dash-8-400 orders - Page 19

James Smith · #**181** 13th March 2025, 03:08 PM

C-FNEN has now landed in HNL.

Greg Hyde · #**182** 13th March 2025, 04:41 PM

Thanks James,

Probably SAT/SUN into BNE

Greg Hyde · #**183** 14th March 2025, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Greg Hyde

Thanks James,

Probably SAT/SUN into BNE

Faster than I thought, ETA BNE 14:36 today

James Smith · #**184** 14th March 2025, 07:38 AM

C-FNEN is currently on its way to MAJ. Estimated, at this stage, to arrive in BNE on Saturday at 14:28 according to FlightAware. Both the current and next legs are 7 and a half hours for the Q400. Do they have fuel bladders fitted for the ferry?

Greg Hyde · #**185** 14th March 2025, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by James Smith

C-FNEN is currently on its way to MAJ. Estimated, at this stage, to arrive in BNE on Saturday at 14:28 according to FlightAware. Both the current and next legs are 7 and a half hours for the Q400. Do they have fuel bladders fitted for the ferry?

Yep, fuel bladders or ferry tanks. The first delivery (84A) was without ferry tanks.

Haven't picked up her name as yet ?

James Smith · #**186** 14th March 2025, 11:08 AM

Yeh, the massive trip with 10 stops between YAM and BNE via Europe and Asia.

According to the HNL RareBirds site it is named "Launceston." I couldn't make out the name myself from the photo on their website.

Greg Hyde · #**187** 14th March 2025, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by James Smith

Yeh, the massive trip with 10 stops between YAM and BNE via Europe and Asia.

According to the HNL RareBirds site it is named "Launceston." I couldn't make out the name myself from the photo on their website.

Thanks, James, They had posted the image after I last checked the site.

Image isn't HD enough to zoom up and check.

The NJE Dash8 also came across the Pacific with ferry tanks.

Tony JC · #**188** 16th March 2025, 10:50 AM

TQG off to TMW today.

Unsure if this is for storage or maintenance.

Zac M · #**189** 16th March 2025, 03:56 PM

I believe it is maintenance, there was a number of flights scheduled to be Dash 8-200 over the weekend that were taken up by VH-SBV

Tony JC · #**190** 18th March 2025, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by James Smith

Yeh, the massive trip with 10 stops between YAM and BNE via Europe and Asia.

According to the HNL RareBirds site it is named "Launceston." I couldn't make out the name myself from the photo on their website.

Name is confirmed and will be registered as -84E in the next few days