VH-FNT. Fokker F28-0100. c/n 11461. Was also registered as: PT-MRR; B-12297. |
This aircraft was ordered new by TABA - ? The temporary export registration 'E-1408 / PH-EZT' was applied to the aircraft - June 08, 1995 The temporary export registration 'E-1408 / PH-EZT' was reserved by Fokker Aircraft B.V. - June 13, 1995 First flown as 'PH-EZT' in the TAM livery - July 27, 1995 Powered by Rolls Royce Tay 650-15 engines It was accepted by TAM at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - August 04, 1995 Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the delivery flight to Brazil - August 04, 1995 Entered onto the Brazilian Aircraft Register as PT-MRR - August 31, 1995 Registered to Brazilian Aircraft Finance XVI BV Leased to TAM as the registered operator It was observed at Sao Paulo with 'Miami Non-Stop Daily' titles - March 1999 Placed in storage at Dinard, France in an 'all-white' livery - February 08, 2004 Leased to Mandarin Airlines - 2004 Cancelled from the Brazilian Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the Taiwanese Aircraft Register as B-12297 - ? Prepared for lease to Skywest Airlines - 2007 It was observed at Fokker Services Asia at Seletar in the 'Mandarin' livery as B-12297 - October 04, 2007 Cancelled from the Taiwanese Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FNT - December 18, 2007 Registered to Capital Lease Australian Portfolio One Pty Ltd Leased to Skywest Airlines (Australia) Pty Ltd as the registered operator Operated its first revenue service Perth - Newman as XR241 - January 16, 2008 Virgin Australia announced its intention to acquire Skywest Airlines - October 30, 2012 Virgin Australia finalised the acquisition of Skywest Airlines - April 11, 2013 Skywest Airlines was renamed Virgin Australia Regional Airlines - May 07, 2013 Registered to Virgin Australia Regional Airlines Pty Ltd - July 04, 2018 Current with Virgin Australia Regional Airlines |
VH-FNT. Skywest - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, May 22, 2009. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-156.) |
VH-FNT. Skywest - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, October 11, 2010. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-152.) |
VH-FNT. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, July 16, 2011. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-157.) |
VH-FNT. Skywest - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, August 16, 2011. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-159.) |
VH-FNT. Skywest - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 30, 2011. (R. Brown Copyright Image 1995-382.) |
VH-FNT. Skywest - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 30, 2011. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-151.) |
VH-FNT. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, February 25, 2012. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-153.) |
VH-FNT. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, February 25, 2012. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-154.) |
VH-FNT. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, February 25, 2012. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-155.) |
VH-FNT. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, April 21, 2012. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-158.) |
VH-FNT. Skywest - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, August 30, 2012. (M. Lynam Copyright Image 1995-446.) |
VH-FNT. Skywest - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, October 10, 2012. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-433.) |
VH-FNT. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, February 02, 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-415.) |
VH-FNT. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, February 02, 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-417.) |
VH-FNT. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, February 02, 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-416.) |
VH-FNT. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, March 09, 2013. View of the front cabin area and hostess station. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-573.) |
VH-FNT. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, March 09, 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-576.) |
VH-FNT. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, March 09, 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-577.) |
VH-FNT. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, March 09, 2013. F/O C. Weekes in the right-hand seat. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-578.) |
VH-FNT. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, April 19, 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-160.) |
VH-FNT. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, May 10, 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-161.) |
VH-FNT. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, June 05, 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-162.) |
VH-FNT. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, June 05, 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-163.) |
VH-FNT. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, June 07, 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-165.) |
VH-FNT. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, June 07, 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-166.) |
VH-FNT. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, June 07, 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-167.) |
VH-FNT. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, June 07, 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-168.) |
VH-FNT. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, June 07, 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-169.) |
VH-FNT. Skywest - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, June 18, 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-164.) |
VH-FNT. Virgin Australia - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 17, 2017. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-171.) |
VH-FNT. Virgin Australia - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 17, 2017. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-172.) |
VH-FNT. Virgin Australia - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 30, 2017. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-173.) |
VH-FNT. Virgin Australia - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, March 10, 2018. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-174.) |
VH-FNT. Virgin Australia - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 21, 2018. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-176.) |
VH-FNT. Virgin Australia - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 28, 2018. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-170.) |
VH-FNT. Virgin Australia - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 20, 2019. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-175.) |