VH-NHA. Embraer 120RT Brasilia. c/n 120269.
Was also registered as: N209SW; VH-YEI.
Built by Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (Embraer), Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil - 1991 First flown using test registration 'PT-SUP' - December 1991 Accepted by First Union Commercial Corporation, U. S. A. - February 26, 1992 Prepared for lease to Skywest Airlines, U. S. A. as the registered operator Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N209SW - February 28, 1992 Registered to First Union Commercial Corporation, U. S. A. Leased to Skywest Inc. St.George, Utah, U. S. A. trading as Skywest Airlines as the registered operator Converted to EMB120ER configuration - March 1994 Withdrawn from use by Skywest Airlines and returned to First Union Commercial Corporation - December 2004 Sold to Network Aviation Pty Limited, Belmont W. A. - December 2004 Arrived Perth on completion of the ferry flight from the United States - January 02, 2005 Ferry route: Camarillo (California) - Honolulu - Majuro - Cairns - Alice Springs - Perth Ferry flight carried out by Southern Cross Aviation as SCA178 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - January 07, 2005 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-NHA - January 11, 2005 Registered to Network Aviation Pty Limited, Belmont, W. A. Network Aviation was acquired by Qantas Airways Ltd - December 2010 Withdrawn from service and stored at Perth - July 28, 2014 Test flown Perth - Perth - January 12, 2015 Test flown Perth - Perth - January 21, 2015 Sold to AE Charter Services Pty Ltd, Adelaide - April 02, 2015 It was reregistered as VH-YEI - April 10, 2015 Registered to AE Charter Services Pty Ltd, Adelaide The aircraft was initially operated with 'South Air' titles 'RossAir' titles had been applied - June 2016 RossAir's Chief Pilot was killed in a tragic accident at Renmark, South Australia - May 30, 2017 It was observed at Adelaide (West Beach) in a derelict condition - June 20, 2021 The fuselage was removed from the airport by truck - August 2021 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - ? |
VH-NHA. Network - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, November 21, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 0185-004.) |
VH-NHA. Network - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, November 21, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 0185-005.) |
VH-NHA. Network - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, November 21, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 0185-006.) |
VH-NHA. Network - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, November 21, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 0185-007.) |
VH-YEI. Air South - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 06, 2015. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0185-070.) |
VH-YEI. Air South - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 16, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0185-068.) |
VH-YEI. RossAir - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 11, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0185-069.) |
VH-YEI. RossAir - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 23, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0185-066.) |
VH-YEI. RossAir - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 16, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0185-067.) |
VH-YEI. RossAir - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 18, 2017. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0185-071.) |
VH-YEI. RossAir - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 18, 2017. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0185-072.) |
VH-YEI. RossAir - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, March 03, 2018. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0185-062.) |
VH-YEI. RossAir - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 13, 2018. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0185-060.) |
VH-YEI. RossAir - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 13, 2018. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0185-061.) |
VH-YEI. RossAir - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 25, 2019. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0185-063.) |
VH-YEI. RossAir - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 23, 2021. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0185-073.) |
VH-YEI. RossAir - prepared for its final departure from Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 17, 2021. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0185-074.) |