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VH-FKA. Fokker F28-0100. c/n 11345. Was also registered as: PH-EZE; N885US. |
This aircraft was ordered new by US Air - ? The temporary export registration 'E-1114 / PH-EZE' was applied to the aircraft - June 06, 1991 First flown as 'PH-EZE' in the US Air livery - July 2, 1991 Powered by Rolls Royce Tay 650-15 engines Transferred to Fokker Aircraft USA - July 25, 1991 The aircraft was cleared for export to the United States - July 25, 1991 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N885US - July 25, 1991 Registered to Fokker Aircraft USA The temporary export registration 'E-1114 / PH-EZE' was emoved from the aircraft - July 26, 1991 Departed Amseterdam (Schiphol) on the delivery flight to the United States via Keflavik - July 27, 1991 Sold to US Airways - August 01, 1991 Registered to US Air Inc - August 02, 1991 Registered to US Airways when US Air changed its name - February 27, 1997 Withdrawn from use and stored at Mojove - January 09, 2002 Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest / ERSA - May 23, 2005 Sold to Alliance Airlines - ? It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the ferry flight as SXI237 - July 17, 2005 Ferry route: Camarillo - Payne Field (Washington) - Anchorage - Nome - Magadan (Russia) - Yuzhno Sakhalinsk (Russia) - Cheju (South Korea) - Manila - Biak - Brisbane Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - August 04, 2005 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FKA - August 11, 2005 Registered to Aircraft Leasing No 2 Pty Ltd, Brisbane Leased to Alliance Airlines Pty Ltd, Brisbane as the registered operator Configured with 8 business class and 92 economy class seats Test flown at Brisbane in the basic US Airways livery - July 12, 2006 Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Ballera as QQ860 - July 19, 2006 Current with Alliance Airlines |
PH-EZE. US Air - in the standard livery at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, July 1991. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-679.) |
N885US. US Airways - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, July 2005. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-175.) |
VH-FKA. Alliance - in the basic US Airways livery at Brisbane Airport, September 2006. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-154.) |
VH-FKA. Alliance - in the basic US Airways livery at Brisbane Airport, September 2006. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-153.) |
VH-FKA. Alliance - in the basic US Airways livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 08, 2008. (R. Brown Copyright Image 1995-372.) |
VH-FKA. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 29, 2008. (R. Brown Copyright Image 1995-375.) |
VH-FKA. Alliance - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, June 28, 2009. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-355.) |
VH-FKA. Alliance - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, September 28, 2009. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-523.) |
VH-FKA. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 28, 2011. (R. Brown Copyright Image 1995-374.) |
VH-FKA. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 24, 2012. (R. Brown Copyright Image 1995-373.) |
VH-FKA. Alliance - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, March 13, 2013. (M. Lynam Copyright Image 1995-463.) |