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Old 7th October 2022, 11:46 AM
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Default Skytrans getting Dash 8-300's once again.

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Australia’s Skytrans Adding Dash 8-300s Primarily For Mining Charters
Staff Writer, 6 Oct 2022 2 min read

Australian regional carrier Skytrans, which is based in the northern state of Queensland, is stepping up to 50-seat regional turboprop aircraft to cater to demand from the state’s resource sector.

Skytrans CEO, Alan Milne, tells the Cape York Weekly newspaper that it has reached an agreement to lease two 50-seat De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Dash 8-300s from Canadian company Voyageur Aviation.

He says the first two aircraft will arrive in the coming months and it plans to add more next year.

“We’re looking at potential resource sector contracts at the moment,” he says. “That requires us to bring in two 50-seat aircraft into the fleet, so it’s a big step forward for Skytrans.”

The airline has around ten aircraft, including around five 10-seat Cessna Grand Caravans and around five 36-seat De Havilland Aircraft Dash 8-100s.

Voyageur Aviation is linked to dry lessor Chorus Aviation, although Voyageur itself is a wet-lessor. That said, it did start advertising online in July that it has five Dash 8-300s available for sale, dry lease or wet-lease. The aircraft advertised were built in 1989 and 1990.

Milne also says Skytrans plans to add a nine-seat Cessna Caravan this year and two more next year to replace older Cessna Caravans in the fleet.

Skytrans is primarily a scheduled commercial passenger operator as well as an operator of government subsidized passenger services to remote parts of Queensland.

Its decision to move into the mining charter market comes as Regional Express’ (Rex) newly acquired mining charter operation National Jet Express is planning to expand into Queensland.
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Old 7th December 2022, 02:37 PM
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Dash 8-300 C/N 517 registered C-FNCU arrived in CNS at 3.44pm on 22 November after delivery from Canada in Skytrans livery. It is now registered to Skytrans as VH-QQL.
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Old 9th February 2023, 09:58 AM
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Dash8 300, VH-QQL has gone into service Cairns-Labona-Townsville route on 6/2/23, I understand charter work. Test flight on 5/2 cns/cns showed as DH8C, all other flights as DH8A, Flight Aware error no doubt.
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Old 22nd April 2023, 11:23 AM
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C-FTAK, flying as Southern Cross Aviation 718, the second Q300 for Skytrans, arrived in CNS on Friday 14 April at 3.40pm. C/N is 246. Flight routing commencing at North Bay Canada on 8 April was YYB-YWG-GTF-MMV-OAK-HNL-MAJ-CNS. Another one to sneak in.
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Old 22nd April 2023, 03:57 PM
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Had a quick look at CASA and VH-QQM seems to be available.
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Old 1st May 2023, 11:10 AM
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C-FTAK, flying as Southern Cross Aviation 718, the second Q300 for Skytrans, arrived in CNS on Friday 14 April at 3.40pm. C/N is 246. Flight routing commencing at North Bay Canada on 8 April was YYB-YWG-GTF-MMV-OAK-HNL-MAJ-CNS. Another one to sneak in.
Registered QQM as of 28/4/23
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Old 1st May 2023, 11:58 AM
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Thanks, Stirling.

Only has one rego (C-FTAK) since its ff in 1990
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Old 1st May 2023, 03:20 PM
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Thanks Stirling, my guess was tight.
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Old 5th May 2023, 12:31 PM
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QQM(2) had a test flight yesterday prior entry into service.
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Old 13th May 2023, 03:59 PM
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It appears that VH-QQM did its first revenue flight on 11 May, CNS/PPP/CNS as QN85/86
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