VH-SQR. British Aerospace 146-300QT. c/n E3151.

Was also registered as: G-BRGM; SE-DIT; G-TNTR; OO-TAA;

EC-LMR; D-AWDL.

 

This aircraft was built by British Aerospace (Commercial Aircraft) Ltd at Hatfield - 1989

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BRGM (CofR G-BRGM/R1) - July 27, 1989

Registered to British Aerospace (Commercial Aircraft) Ltd, Hatfield, England

First flown at Hatfield as 'G-BRGM' - September 24, 1989

Powered by Lycoming LF507-1H engines

It was leased to Malmo Aviation, Sweden

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - February 11, 1990

Entered onto the Swedish Aircraft Register as SE-DIT - February 11,1990

Registered to Malmo Aviation, Malmo, Sweden

It was withdarwn from service and prepared for return to the lessor - ?

Cancelled from the Swedish Aircraft Register - July 04, 1994

Leased to XP Airlines, Netherlands - July 04,1994

KLM purchased XP Airlines and sub-leased to aircraft to TNT Express - July 04, 1994

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-TNTR (CofR G-TNTR/R1) - July 04, 1994

Registered to TNT Express Worldwide (UK) Ltd, Windsor, England

The aircraft was transferred to Air Foyle which operated it for TNT Express - December 12, 1998

It was withdrawn from service by Air Foyle - February 2000

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - February 11, 2000

Entered onto the Belgian Aircraft Register as OO-TAA - February 14, 2000

Registered to ASL Airlines, Liege

It was withdrawn from ASL Airlines service - June 04, 2011

The aircraft was placed in storage at Liege

Cancelled from the Belgian Aircraft Register - June 04, 2011

Entered onto the Spanish Aircraft Register as EC-LMR - October 21, 2011

Registered to ASL Airlines, Madrid

Ferried Madrid - Norwich (England) for repainting - August 08, 2015

Ferried Norwich - Madrid in an all-white livery August 16, 2015

It was withdrawn from service at Madrid - August 24, 2018

Cancelled from the Spanish Aircraft Register - August 31, 2018

Entered onto the German Aircraft Register as D-AWDL - August 31, 2018

Registered to German Airways, Cologne

It was withdrawn from service by German Airways - ?

Cancelled from the German Aircraft Register - July 29, 2020

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-SQR - July 29, 2020

Registered to Vanguard Investments Pty Ltd, Fairlight, Sydney

Leased to Pionair Australia Pty Ltd, Sydney as the registered operator

It arrived at Sydney (Bankstown) on completion of its ferry flight from Germany - ?

Current with Pionair Australia

 

 

VH-SQR. Pionair - in the 'all-white' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 26, 2021.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 0414-705.)