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VH-AK3. Aerospatiale ATR-72-212(F). c/n 467. Was also registered as: EI-CMJ; I-ATRS; XY-AIR; F-WKVB; N816HC; TR-XCL; 2-PADY. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Avianova, Italy - ? Built by Aerospatiale-Alenia, Toulouse, France - 1995 First flown at Toulouse (Francazal) as 'F-WWLU' - December ?, 1995 Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127 turboprop engines Entered onto the Irish Aircraft Register as EI-CMJ - December 21, 1995 Registered to Babcock and Brown Aircraft Management Delivered to Avianova, Italy - December 21, 1995 The aircraft was named 'Fiume Volturno' Transferred to Alitalia Express - November 1996 Entered onto the Italian Aircraft Register as I-ATRS - December 29, 2005 Registered to Babcock and Brown Aircraft Management Leased to Alitalia Express as the registered operator It was withdrawn from service by Alitalia Express and stored - November 25, 2008 Delivered to ASL Airlines, Ireland - June 08, 2010 Cancelled from the Italian Aircraft Register - June 08, 2010 Entered onto the Irish Aircraft Register as EI-CMJ - July 16, 2010 Registered to ASL Airlines, Ireland Cancelled from the Irish Aircraft Register - August 30, 2010 Entered onto the Myanmar Aircraft Register as XY-AIR - August 30, 2010 It was delivered to Air Mandalay, Myanmar - August 30, 2010 The aircraft was named 'Hezan' It was withdrawn from service by Air Mandalay and stored - December ?, 2014 Cancelled from the Myanmar Aircraft Register - April ?, 2017 Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-WKVB - April 11, 2017 Registered to Aerospatiale, Toulouse, France It was observed stored at Saarbruecken, Germany - April 14, 2017 to August 20, 2019 Conversion to an 'all-freight' configuration was completed by Contractair Technik at Saarbruecken - September 13, 2019 The intended lease Hawaiian Airlines (Honolulu) as 'N816HC' was not taken up - November ?, 2019 It was observed stored at Toulouse (Francazal) - July 20, 2020 Leased to Solenta Aviation, Gabon - July 20, 2020 It was operated by Solenta Aviation on behalf of DHL Express Entered onto the Gabonese Aircraft Register as TX-XCL - July 20, 2020 It was withdrawn from service by Solenta Aviation and stored at Johannesburg (South Africa) - July 26, 2023 Cancelled from the Gabonese Aircraft Register - August 21, 2023 Entered onto the Guernsey Aircraft Register as 2-PADY - August 21, 2023 Registered to ACIA Aero Leasing Leased to Aerlink Australia (previously Heavylift), Brisbane, Australia - January ?, 2024 It arrived at Brisbane on delivey to Aerlink - January 10, 2024 Cancelled from the Guernsey Aircraft Register - January 19, 2024 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-AK3 - January 31, 2024 Registered to AICA Aero Leasing APAC Limited, Dublin, Ireland Leased to Aerlink Pty Ltd, Brisbane as the registered operator Entered service with Aerlink - March 25, 2024 Aerlink operates freight services for Qantas Freight and other customers as required Current with Aerlink |
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VH-AK3. Aerlink Freight - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 24, 2025. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0390-195.) |
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VH-AK3. Aerlink Freight - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 25, 2025. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0390-194.) |