VH-INK. Boeing 747-312. c/n 23028-584.

Was also registered as: N117KC; F-GSEX; TF-AMK.

This aircraft was ordered new by Singapore Airlines - ?

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everet (Paine Field) - June 1983

First flown as 'N117KC' - June 23, 1983

Delivered to Singapore Airlines as N117KC - June 30, 1983

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-INK - October 26, 1995

Registered to Ansett International Ltd, Melbourne

Leased to Ansett International as the registered operator - November 04, 1995

It arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on completion of the ferry flight as AN2801 - November 11, 1995

Flight crew: Captains B. Andrews; F/O S. Louks; F/E P. McMahon; Engineers D. Jarvis, R. Chapple, R. Zukalski,

M. Stevens, A. Taylor, M. Seidl, M. Sial, P. Spencer, C. Waterman, S. Seddon

Operated its first international service Sydney - Kansai (Captain K.H. Nilsen) as AN881 - November 11, 1995

Operated the inaugural Sydney - Seoul service (Captain B. Andrews) as AN825 - July 02, 1996

Operated its final revenue service Sydney - Denpasar - Sydney (Captain M. Wenke) as AN881/880 - December 19, 1998

Departed Sydney on return to Singapore Airlines (Captain B. Andrews) as AN4800 - December 20, 1998

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - December 21, 1998

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N117KC - December 21, 1998

Registered to First Chicago Leasing Corp

Ferried Singapore - Las Vegas (McCarran Field) for storage - December 1998

Sold to Wilmington Trust Corporation - December 23, 1998

Leased to Corsair, France - October 05, 1999

The aircraft was configured to seat 25C / 555Y

Entered onto French Aircraft Register as F-GSEX - February 25, 2000

Returned to Wilmington Trust and leased to Dutchbird Airlines - May 09 - 10, 2004

Cancelled from the French Aircraft Register - ?

Entered onto Icelandic Aircraft Register as TF-AMK - October 06, 2005

Registered to Air Atlanta Icelandic

It was observed at Luxembourg in the basic 'Corsair' livery - October 06, 2005

Sold to Air Atlantic Icelandic - October 09, 2005

Sold and registered to Fushall Ltd, Dublin, Eire - October 10, 2005

Leased to Flugfelagid Atlanta H/F t/a Air Atlanta Iceland as the registered operator

It was observed at Kent International Airport (Manston) in all-white livery without titles - February 19, 2006

It was observed at Montreal in an all-white livery without titles - March 03, 2006

Leased to Excel Airways - June 03, 2006

Wet-leased to Air India for Haj flights - February 2007

Ferried Mumbai - Kent International on return to Air Atlanta - February 07, 2007

Operated the inaugural Air Atlanta Kent International - Keflavik - Gerona service - March 22 - 23, 2007

Wet-leased to Biman Bangladesh Airlines for Haj flights - December 2007

The aircraft was based at Kent International Airport for the lease

Operated its last Biman Bangladesh Haj service Jeddah - Dhaka as BCC366 - January 28, 2008

Ferried Dhaka - Kuala Lumpur for repainting into GMG Airlines livery - January 29, 2008

Leased to GMG Airlines as the registered operator - February 04, 2008

It was returned to Air Atlanta when GMG Airlines defaulted on the lease payments - July 17, 2008

Ferried Dhaka - Kuala Lumpur on reurn to Air Atlanta

Returned to Air Atlanta service - July 2008

Withdrawn from serice at stored at Kuala Lumpur - March 2009

Scrapped at Kuala Lumpur - 2011

N117KC. Singapore Airlines - in the original livery with additional 'Big Top' titles at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 1985.

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N117KC. Singapore Airlines - in the original livery with additional 'Big Top' titles at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, July 1986.

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N117KC. Singapore Airlines - in the revised livery with additional 'Big Top' titles at Man chester Airport, November 1987.

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VH-INK. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 1996.

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VH-INK. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 1996.

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VH-INK. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 1996.

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F-GSEX. Corsair - in the standard livery at Paris Orly Airport, March 2000.

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F-GSEX. Corsair - in the standard livery at Paris Orly Airport, September 2000.

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F-GSEX. Corsair - 'World of Tui' in the standard livery at Paris Orly Airport, September 2003.

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TF-AMK. Excel Airways - in the all-white livery at London Gatwick Airport, June 2006.

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TF-AMK. Excel Airways - in the all-white livery at London Gatwick Airport, July 15, 2006.

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TF-AMK. Excel Airways - in the all-white livery at Faro Airport, November 2006.

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