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De Havilland Canada Dash 7 (DHC-7-102)

DHC7-103Scrapped

RegistrationVEYV1003

Verified aircraft dataagainst the official civil aviation register

OperatorConviasa

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De Havilland Canada Dash 7 (DHC-7-102) built in 1985. Operated for Newmans Air, Eurocity Express and Conviasa. Scrapped.

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Technical data

First flight1985

MSN103

VerificationIdentity verified against the official register of FAA (United States) under its former registration N703MG · Oct 8, 2026

The model · De Havilland Canada Dash 7

Figures for the DHC-7-102 (Series 100) variant, the most representative of the family

Length24.6 m81 ft

Wingspan28.4 m93 ft

Height8.0 m26 ft

Range1,278 km690 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed398 km/h215 ktMach 0.37

Service ceiling6,401 m21,001 ft

Maximum take-off weight19,958 kg44,000 lb

Maximum payload7,398 kg16,310 lbIts 50 passengers with baggage would weigh about 5.0 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity50 passengersUp to 54 in a high-density layout

Endurance3 h 13 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

With its 1,278 km range, from Brisbane it could fly non-stop as far as:

SYDSydney (Mascot)753 km

Beyond its rangeAKLAuckland2,295 km

The type first flew in 1975 (51 years ago) · About 113 units built · Production ended in 1988

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Airports

Airports of the airlines that have operated it

since 2005Voyageur Airways airline base

Base

BNEBrisbane VBSMontichiari (BS)

since 2005Conviasa network of its de turbohélice aircraft

Base

CCSMaiquetía

Main destinations

BLABarcelona BNSBarinasCBSMRDSOMEl Tigre VLVValera

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1985

Built

Assembled by the manufacturer.

Jan 1, 1985

Delivered to De Havilland Canada

Delivered to De Havilland Canada as C-GFRP.

Jan 25, 1985

Transferred to Newmans Air

Transferred to Newmans Air.

Jan 30, 1987

Transferred to De Havilland Canada

Transferred to De Havilland Canada.

Apr 9, 1987

Transferred to Eurocity Express

Transferred to Eurocity Express.

Apr 30, 1987

Transferred to Loganair

Transferred to Loganair.

Oct 1, 1987

Transferred to Eurocity Express

Transferred to Eurocity Express.

Feb 29, 1988

Transferred to London City Airways

Transferred to London City Airways.

Jul 29, 1988

Transferred to Boeing Aircraft Holding Co.

Transferred to Boeing Aircraft Holding Co..

May 8, 1989

Transferred to Paradise Island Airlines

Transferred to Paradise Island Airlines.

Jul 11, 1995

Re-registered

Changed from N773BE to N703MG (still with Paradise Island Airlines).

Sep 28, 1999

Transferred to Farwest Airlines

Transferred to Farwest Airlines.

Jul 21, 2005

Transferred to Voyageur Airways

Transferred to Voyageur Airways.

Aug 25, 2005

Transferred to Conviasa

Transferred to Conviasa.

Operators

1985-01-01

De Havilland Canada

Registration C-GFRP

1985-01-25

Newmans Air

Registration ZK-NEX

1987-01-30

De Havilland Canada

Registration G-BNGF

1987-04-09

Eurocity Express

Registration G-BNGF

1987-04-30

Loganair

Registration G-BNGF · Lessor: Eurocity Express

1987-10-01

Eurocity Express

Registration G-BNGF

1988-02-29

London City Airways

Registration G-BNGF

1988-07-29

Boeing Aircraft Holding Co.

Registration N773BE

1989-05-08

Paradise Island Airlines

Registration N773BE · Lessor: Boeing Aircraft Holding Co.

1995-07-11

Paradise Island Airlines

Registration N703MG

1999-09-28

Farwest Airlines

Registration N703MG

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Paradise Island Airlines

Registration N703MG

2005-07-21

Voyageur Airways

Registration C-FEDO

2005-08-25

Conviasa

Registration YV1003

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BibTeX

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  urldate      = {2026-10-18},
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