The aircraft was sold to Conair Aviation in September 2009 and ferried, still wearing VH-PAL, to their Abbottsford, BC., base. It was deleted from the Australian register on 14th September 2009 and placed on the Canadian register as C-GYXS on 21st September 2009. It appears that Conair acquired the aircraft for parts to support the operation of their Convair fire-bomber fleet as it never flew, or even wore, its Canadian marks, lingering on at Abbottsford gradually donating parts. The last online photo of a recognisable airframe is dated 2017, and it is thought it was scrapped shortly after.

Still in General Motors livery. Registered as C-GYXS to Conair Aviation, but seems to have been bought as a spare parts source.

Ex VH-PAL, acquired by Conair as a parts source.

Now with the Pionair titles on the tail.

One of several liveries worn by this aircraft while operating from Brisbane.

Built as a 440 ordered by Real Transportes Aéreos but delivered to General Motors (N5123) August 1959. Converted to a 580 in May 1960 and flying with GM until August 1994. Cypress Airlines brought the airplane to Canada the first time in 1996 (C-GTTA). It would later fly with Air Inuit and Hydro Quebec before going to Pionair, first as ZK-PAL and later VH-PAL. The aircraft was ferried to Canada in 2009 to become C-GYXS and stored in Conair's compound without the registration markings.