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

[Rowan McKeever]

Originally Posted by Lauren J

SBJ departed as QLK902 SYD-TMW and currently en route. I thought ferry flights used 6xxx flight numbers, or is it different for QLK?

It's QF6902 but like all QLK flights it drops the first digit of the flight number for its ATC callsign

[Greg Hyde]

delete

[Tony JC]

There are discussions that the Flight Number Callsign format may change once the -300's are retired.

To note, National Jet Express no longer use "Delta" as part of their callsign.

[Ayden H]

Originally Posted by Tony JC

There are discussions that the Flight Number Callsign format may change once the -300's are retired.

To note, National Jet Express no longer use "Delta" as part of their callsign.

To note, Q400s use QLK___D where ___ is the last 3 digits of the flight number e.g. QF2107 becomes QLK107D, "Q-LINK 107 DELTA". Q300 (and formerly Q200) ops don't add the D to the end of the callsign, though still use the truncated form. A220 operations switched from using the QJE "Q-JET" callsign formerly used by the 717 fleet to QLK, although using the full flight number e.g. QF1258 is QLK1258. Network Aviation flights in WA still use the NWK "NETLINK" callsign.

[Rowan McKeever]

Originally Posted by Ayden H

To note, Q400s use QLK___D where ___ is the last 3 digits of the flight number e.g. QF2107 becomes QLK107D, "Q-LINK 107 DELTA". Q300 (and formerly Q200) ops don't add the D to the end of the callsign, though still use the truncated form. A220 operations switched from using the QJE "Q-JET" callsign formerly used by the 717 fleet to QLK, although using the full flight number e.g. QF1258 is QLK1258. Network Aviation flights in WA still use the NWK "NETLINK" callsign.

Makes sense to junk the D once the Q200s and Q300s are all finished - the addition of the D in callsigns operated by the Q400s was an ATC requirement to provide an extra point of distinction for the controllers given the significant difference in speed. BCS3 and DH8D look very different on a screen so minimises the risk of misreading the type, and also the speed delta (pun intended) is less of a factor between the two remaining QLK types.

[Robert.M]

TQM has gone tech in WGA, SBV ferried to WGA from SYD, no doubt so it can fly passengers to MEL and tech crew to get the broken bird back.

[Tony JC]

TQZ has had its QLink livery removed

[Tony JC]

SBI will ferry to TMW today. Not sure if it’s being stored already.

[Greg Hyde]

TQS has departed SYD for ASP.

Read that it isn't going to SkyTrans.

[Greg Hyde]

C-GWEO is on her delivery flight, landed in HNL earlier this morning.