VH-XFH. Embraer 120RT Brasilia. c/n 120079.
Was also registered as: VH-RPA; VH-TFX.
Built by Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (Embraer), Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil - 1988 First flown using the test registration 'PT-SKW' - May 01, 1988 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N277UE - May 12, 1988 Registered to Westair Commuter Airlines, Fresno, California, U. S. A. Leased to Florida Gulf Airlines - June 01, 1994 Returned to Westair Commuter Airlines at the end of the lease - January 1996 Sold to Aeromil, Australia - March 20, 1997 On-sold to Flight West Airlines, Australia - March ?, 1997 It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the ferry flight from the United States - April 03, 1997 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-XFH - April 08, 1997 Registered to Flight West Airlines, Australia Before entering service the aircraft was painted in a special livery promoting Queensland Holidays Sold to Air Fiji Limited, Suva, Fiji - July 1999 Prior to delivery to Fiji it was expected that the aircraft would be painted into the Air Fiji livery Rolled out in a green and gold livery with Pacific Link titles and the flags of Fiji, Tonga and Tuvalu on the tail Returned to service with Flight West but in this new livery - July 05, 1999 Delivered to Air Fiji at Suva - August 1999 Entered service with Fiji Air on the Suva - Nadi route - August 20, 1999 Painted into PacificLink livery - ? Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 15, 1999 Entered onto the Fijian Aircraft Register as DQ-MUM - November 15, 1999 Registered to Air Fiji Limited, Suva, Fiji Sold to Regional Pacific Airlines, Australia - July 2006 Ferried Suva - Brisbane - September 27, 2006 Cancelled from the Fijian Aircraft Register - September 27, 2006 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-RPA - September 27, 2006 Registered to Regional Pacific Airlines, Australia Ferried Brisbane - Cairns - September 30, 2006 Operated its last revenue service Bamaga - Cairns - September 16, 2008 Withdrawn from use and stored at Cairns - September 16, 2008 Sold to Network Aviation - ? Registered to Acena Nominees Pty Limited, Adelaide, S. A. - November 10, 2010 Ferried Adelaide - Perth - March 20, 2011 Reregistered as VH-TFX - April 18, 2011 Registered to Network Aviation Pty Limited, Belmont, W. A. Current with Network Aviation |
VH-XFH. Flight West - in the 'Whitsundays' livery at Brisbane Airport, March 1997. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0185-055.) |
VH-TFX. Network - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, November 21, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 0185-056.) |
VH-TFX. Network - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, November 21, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 0185-057.) |
VH-TFX. Network - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, November 21, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 0185-058.) |
VH-TFX. Network - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, November 21, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 0185-059.) |