VH-FZH. Fokker F28-0100. c/n 11303. Was also registered as: N863US; PH-CXF; D-AGPY; XA-JXT. |
This aircraft was ordered new by US Air - ? The temporary export registration 'E-1030 / PH-EZD' was applied to the aircraft - January 17, 1990 The temporary export registration 'E-1030 / PH-EZD' was reserved by Fokker Aircraft B.V. - January 1990 First flown as 'PH-EZD' in the US Air livery - April 24, 1990 Powered by Rolls Royce Tay 650-15 engines Sold to Fokker Aircraft USA, Inc - May 04, 1990 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N863US - May 04, 1990 Registered to Fokker Aircraft USA, Inc Leased to US Air as the registered operator The temporary export registration 'E-1030 / PH-EZD' was removed from the aircraft - May 08, 1990 The aircraft was cleared for export to the United States - May 08, 1990 Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the ferry flight to the United States - May 08, 1990 It arrived in United States on completion of the ferry flight - May 09, 1990 Registered to Closed US Air Inc - May 10, 1990 It had flown 7,776 hours with 7,134 cycles - June 30, 1993 US Air was renamed US Airways - February 27, 1997 This aircraft was damaged at Philadelphia Airport when a fuel truck crashed into the starboard wing - March 11, 1998 No casualties were sustained by the 83 passengers and crew but tanker driver was seriously injured It was repaired and returned to service - ? Operated its final US Airways revenue service - Philadelphia - Raleigh- Durham - December 01, 2001 Ferried Durham - Mojave for storage - December 03, 2001 Sold to Pembroke Capital Aircraft Shannon Ltd - April 30, 2003 Sold to Wilmington Trust Company - April 30, 2003 Registered to Wilmington Trust Company - May 20, 2003 It arrived at Woensdrecht on completion of the ferry flight to the Netherlands - June 16, 2003 The Dutch registration 'PH-CXF' was reserved by Pembroke Capital Aircraft - June 18, 2003 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - July 21, 2003 Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-CXF - August 14, 2003 Registered to Aircraft Finance & Trading BVL 6437 Test flown at Woensdrecht after undergoing overhaul in preparation for lease to Germania - August 26, 2003 Ferried Woensdrecht - Amsterdam for repainting by QAPS - August 29, 2003 Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - September 05, 2003 Entered onto the German Aircraft Register as D-AGPY - September 05, 2003 Registered to Aircraft Finance & Trading BVL Leased to Germania Fluggesellschatf mbH as the registered operator Ferried Amsterdam (Schipol) - Dusseldorf - September 10, 2003 It was observed at Salzburg on lease to DBA - February 11, 2006 It was observed at Cologne with 'Willkommen zum Fussball' titles and Puma logo - March 14, 2006 It arrived at Woensdrecht for end-of-lease maintenance - February 26, 2007 Cancelled from the German Aircraft Register - March 15, 2007 Prepared for lease / sale to Aero Caribe SA / Mexicana Click Entered onto the Mexican Aircraft Register as XA-JXT - March 2007 Departed Berlin on the ferry flight to Mexico via Keflavik - March 22, 2007 It was observed at Mexico City in the Mexican Click livery - March 31, 2007 Operated its final Mexican Click revenue service and stored at Mexico City - August 28, 2010 Registration 'PH-EZD' requested by SAMCO Aircraft Maintenance BV but was refused - September 22, 1010 Ferried Mexico City - Maastricht (Aachen) in an all-white livery as SX11109 - March 21 - 23, 2011 Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-CXF - May 09, 2011 Registered to SAMCO BVL 7722 Ferried Maastricht - Woensdrecht as SXI1402 - May 09, 2011 It was observed stored at Maastricht in an all-white livery - March 23, 2012 Ferried Maastricht - Woensdrecht - January 14, 2014 Prepared for lease / sale to Virgin Australia Regional Airlines - 2014 It was observed in a hangar at Woensdrecht being painted in Virgin Australia livery - April 23, 2014 It was observed at Woensdrecht in the Virgin Australia livery Test flown at Woensdrecht in the Virgin Australia livery - September 29 - 30, 2014 Departed Woensdrecht on the ferry flight to Australia as SXI1422 - October 24, 2014 It arrived at Perth on completion of the ferry flight in the standard Virgin Australia livery - October 27, 2014 Ferry route: Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FZH - November 14, 2014 Registered to ? Registered to Virgin Australia Regional Airlines Pty Ltd, Cloverdale, Western Australia - November 22, 2017 Current with Virgin Australia |
PH-CXF. Virgin Australia - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, October 27, 2014. (M. Lynam Copyright Image 1995-715.) |
PH-CXF. Virgin Australia - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, October 27, 2014. (M. Lynam Copyright Image 1995-716.) |
PH-CXF. Virgin Australia - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, October 27, 2014. (M. Lynam Copyright Image 1995-717.) |
VH-FZH. Virgin Australia - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, March 08, 2017. (J. Mounce Copyright Image 1995-914.) |
VH-FZH. Virgin Australia - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 13, 2018. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1995-918.) |
VH-FZH. Virgin Australia - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 25, 2018. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-225.) |
VH-FZH. Virgin Australia - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 25, 2018. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-223.) |
VH-FZH. Virgin Australia - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 09, 2019. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-224.) |