VH-AVV. Aerospatiale ATR-42-320. c/n 304.

Was also registered as: F-WWLE; G-BUEB; F-WQJZ; F-OHRO; P2-ALA; P2-AVV; VH-YWX.

 

 

This aircraft was ordered new by CityFlyer Express, England - ?

Built by Avion de Transport Regional (ATR) at Toulouse, France - 1992

First flown at Toulouse (Blagnac) as 'F-WWLE' - May 05, 1992

Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PW121 turboprop engines

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BUEB (CofR G-BUEB/R1) June 29, 1992

Registered to CityFlyer Express Lyd, London Gatwick

Wet-leased to British Airways trading as BA Express - March 1994

Returned to CityFlyer at the end of the wet-lease - July 22, 1999

Returned to ATR, France - July 22, 1999

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - July 30, 1999

Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-WQJZ - ?

The aircraft was conveted to an ATR-42-300 standard - June 2000

Leased to Khalifa Airways, Algeria - June 15, 2000

Reregistered as F-OHRO - June 15, 2000

Returned to ATR France at the end of the lease - March 2003

Leased to Airlink PNG - June 2004

Cancelled from the French Aircraft Register - June ?, 2004

Entered onto the Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register as P2-ALA - June 25, 2004

Leased to Airlink PNG as the registered operator

The aircraft was withdrawn from service - February ?, 2009

Cancelled from the Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register - February 17, 2009

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-AVV - March 11, 2009

Registered to Asia Pacific Aerospace Pty Ltd

The aircraft was withdrawn from service by Asia Pacific Aerospace - February 06, 2013

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - February 06, 2013

Entered onto the Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register as P2-AVV - February 06, 2013

Registered to Hevilift Papua New Guinea

Cancelled from the Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register - October 28, 2020

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-YWX - November 04, 2020

Registered to Capstone Aviation Pte Ltd, Nundah, Queensland

Leased to Hevilift Australia (Fixed Wing) Pty Ltd, Nundah, Queensland as the registered operator

Withdrawn from service by Hevilift Australia - ?

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - ?

Current status - ?

 

 

VH-YWX. Hevilift Express - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, May 07, 2021.

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