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Withdrawn from use and stored at Cairns - September 16, 2008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.)