QantasLink Dash-8-Q400 VH-QOJ Spotted in New Colours Visiting Mackay Airport

Around a week after it emerged from the paint-shop, QantasLink Dash-8-Q400 VH-QOJ was photographed resting quietly on the Mackay Airport apron after staying for night early on Tuesday 2 October looking resplendent after being re-painted into the new Qantas 'Silver-Roo' colour scheme.

VH-QOJ emerged from the Flying Colours paint-shop in Townsville late last week and almost immediately visited Central Queensland Airports, calling into Mackay, Rockhampton, Emerald and Gladstone Airports on Friday 28 September.

As shown, VH-QOJ retains its name 'Riverina' which it only was given in 2010, some two-and-a-half years after the Dash-8-Q400 entered service.

VH-QOJ joins several other Dash-8-Q400s in the new and updated Qantas livery and kangaroo logo, which was introduced to coincide with the introduction the Boeing B787 Dreamliner into service with the airline late last year.  They are becoming quite a common sight at most Central Queensland Airports.

As we reported often last week, fellow Dash-8-Q400 VH-QOH - which wore the distinctive pink 'Breast Cancer Awareness' colours - is now in the paint-shop at Townsville and is expected to emerge next week in the new Qantas/QantasLink livery.

All photos taken by 'JM'  ©