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DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300
8Q-IAJ
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Series 300

CF-MPB • C-FMPB • 8Q-MAK • C-FBBA • P2-KSQ • C-GSKQ

8Q-IAJ

• Registration • Activity and details of Owner/Operator and other historical information

• CF-MPB de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON. Rolled out 23-Dec-1969. First flight early 1970.

• CF-MPB RCMP - Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Based Yellowknife, NT. Regd 09-Feb-1970.Delivered 11-Feb-1970.

• C-FMPB RCMP - Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Based Yellowknife, NT. Regd 21-Dec-1978. & 10-Dec-1992.

Note: Reportedly sold to Pilatus Business Aircraft Ltd., Broomfield, CO. ,16-Mar-1999, In trade for a PC-12. Which took the registration C-FMPB. However this is unconfirmed by CCAR records.

• C-FBBA Re-regd to RCMP - Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ottawa, ON. Based Yellowknife, NT. Canx 12-Apr-1999.

Departed Ottawa, ON 31-Mar-1999 on delivery to Calgary, AB

• C-FBBA Re-regd to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. (Borek & Binder Aero Leasing Inc, Calgary, AB). Regd 12-Apr-1999. Canx 03-Nov-1999 on export to Maldives.

Flew via Birmingham, Uk – Heraklion, Greece 21/22/Sep-1999 om delivery to Maldives

• 8Q-MAK Maldivian Air Taxi, Male. Registered 03-Nov-1999

Flew Heraklion, Greece – Coventry, UK – Reykjavik, Iceland 25/25 May 2002 Returning to Canada.

• C-FBBA Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB.  Regd 06- Dec-2002. Canx 19-Sep-2003. Deleted 22-Sep-2003.

Note PT6A-34 engines installed 01-May-2003.

Flew Iqaluit, NU – Keflavik, Iceland – Coventry, UK 09-Sep-2003 on delivery to Maldives.

• 8Q-MAK Leased to Maldivian Air Taxi, Male. Registered 22-Sep-2003

• C-FBBA Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB [Borek & Binder Aero Leasing, Calgary, AB] Regd 06-Dec-2002. Deleted 12

Flew Iqaluit, NU – Keflavik, Iceland – Coventry, UK 09-Sep-2003 on delivery to the Maldives

• 8Q-MAK Leased to Maldivian Air Taxi, Male, MI. Regd 22-Sep-2003.

• C-FBBA Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Borek & Binder Aero Leasing Inc, Calgary, AB. Regd 10-Nov-2009. Canx 14-Sep-2012 on export to Papua New Guinea However it appears that Sri Lanka was the destination. A possible clerical error.

CADORS 27-Nov-2009. Aircraft entered the Montreal FIR enroute from Keflavik at 12000 feet and an estimate was not passed. No traffic affected

• C-FBBA Leased to Sri Lankan Air Taxi, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Regd Nov-2010.

Flew via Hamburg, Germany – Budapest, Hungary 22/23- Nov-2010 on delivery to Sri Lanka

• C-FBBA Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. (Borek & Binder Aero Leasing Inc), Calgary, AB. Aug 2012. Canx 14-Sep-2012 to Papua New Guinea.

Note: The aircraft positioned to Australia from Sri Lanka via Denpasar, Indonesia – Darwin, NT on 08/09 Sep-2012 upon completion of its lease to Sri Lankan Airtaxi. On 09-Sep-2012 the aircraft flew Darwin, NT to Cairns, QLD and was seen residing in front of the Hevilift facility in Cairns. It then flew on 14-Sep-2012 Cairns, QLD - Port Morseby.

• P2-KSQ Leased to Hevilft, Waigani, PNG. 13-Sep-2012.

Nov-2013: Withdrawn from service at Cairns, QLD with Hevilift titles removed in prearation for return to Canada.

Flew 01-Dec-2013 Cairns, QLD - Honiara, Solomon Islands. 02-Dec-2013 Honiara, Solomon Islands - Majuro, Marshall Islands The aircraft began the long trek back to Calgary at the end of its lease to Hevilift. It continued on 03-Dec-2013 Majuro, Marshall Islands - Honolulu, HI with an expected enroute time 12hr 45min. Then 04-Dec-2013 Honolulu, HI - McMinnville, OR and finally 05-Dec-2013 McMinnville, OR - Calgary, AB.

• C-GKSQ Returned to Kenn Borek Air, Calgary, AB. Imported to Canada 19-Dec-2013. Regd 17-Jan-2014. Canx 26-May-2014

• C-GKSQ Planes & Parts Ltd., Turner Valley, AB. Regd 26-May-2014. Canx 13-Jun-2014.

Delivered by Worldwide Ferry/Planes & Parts 02-Jun-2014 Calgary, AB - Iqaluit, NU. On 03-Jun-2014 Iqaluit, NU - Keflavik, Iceland. Then 04-Jun-2014 Keflavik, Iceland - Malmo, Sweden It continued 05-Jun-2014 Malmo, Sweden - Nis, Serbia. Followed by 06-Jun-2014 Nis, Serbia - Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Then 07-Jun-2014 Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt - Salalah, Oman. Finally 08-Jun-2014 Salalah, Oman - Male, Maldives.

• 8Q-IAJ Island Aviation Services Ltd., Malé. MI. (sea Fly Ltd, Tortola, British Virgin Isles. Regd 24 -Jun-2014 & 02-Jun-2017

• Current •

Latest update

• Revised Format and updated data added 05-Jun-2020 •

CF-MPB of the RCMP at Winnipeg - CYWG.
Photo: Unknown photographer © 02 August 1972 - Michael J. Ody Collection
8Q-MAK of MALDIVIAN AIR TAXI in action.
Photo: Unknown photographer © March 2005 - Erik Johannesson Collection
8Q-MAK with special 10th Anniversary tail logo banner.
Photo: Unknown photographer © June 2006 - Michael J. Ody Collection
8Q-MAK at Male, Maldive Islands.
Photo: Stefan Hoellering © December 2008 - Erik Johannesson Collection
C-FBBA in the colourful airtaxi livery.
Photo: Unknown photographer © January 2011 - Michael J. Ody Collection
8Q-IAJ leaving Male, Maldive Islands.
Photo: Ramin Fischer © 28 November 2014 - Erik Johannesson Collection