VH-FZI. Fokker F28-0100. c/n 11333.

Was also registered as: N881US; PH-CXN; D-AGPN; XA-SHK.

 

This aircraft was originally ordered by Wardair Canada but it was not taken up - ?

The order was transferred to US Air

The temporary export registration 'E-1099 / PH-EZW' was reserved by Fokker Aircraft B.V. - February 1991

The temporary export registration 'E-1099 / PH-EZW' was applied to the aircraft - February 26, 1991

First flown as 'PH-EZW' in the US Air livery - March 11, 1991

Powered by Rolls Royce Tay 620-15 engines

The aircraft was sold to Fokker Aircraft USA, Inc - March 25, 1991

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N881US - March 26, 1991

Registered to Fokker Aircraft USA, Inc

It was cleared for export to the United States - March 27, 1991

The temporary export registration 'E-1099 / PH-EZW' was removed from the aircraft - March 27, 1991

Accepted by US Air at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - March 28, 1991

Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the ferry flight to the United States via Keflavik - March 28, 1991

The aircraft was sold to US Air Inc - April 02, 1991

Registered to US Air Inc - April 02, 1991

This aircraft had flown 5,516 hours with 4998 cycles - June 30, 1993

US Air Inc was renamed US Airways - February 27, 1997

Operated its final US Airways revenue service Philadelphia - Indianapolis - December 01, 2001

Ferried Indianapolis - Mojave for long term storage - December 03, 2001

Sold to Wilmington Trust Company - April 30, 2003

Sold to Pembroke Capital Aircraft Ltd, Shannon, Ireland - April 30, 2003

It arrived at Woensdrecht on completion of the ferry flight from the United States in US Airways livery - May 15, 2003

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - ?

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-CXN - June 10, 2003

Registered to Pembroke Capital Aircraft Ltd, Shannon, Ireland

Ferried Woensdrecht - Basel for painting into the 'Germania' livery - July 18, 2003

Ferried Basel - Woensdrecht in the 'Germania' livery - July 29, 2003

Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Registation - July 30, 2003

Entered onto the German Aircraft Register as D-AGPN - July 30, 2003

Leased to Germania Fluggesellschaft mBH as the registered operator

Ferried Eindhoven - Koln for repainting into the yellow 'Hapag Lloyd Express' livery - March 07, 2005

Operated its final revenue service - ?

Withdrawn from service and prepared for lease to Mexicana Click - ?

It was accepted by Mexicana Click - December 07, 2006

Cancelled from the German Aircraft Register - December 2006

Entered onto the Mexican Aircraft Register as XA-SHK - December 2006

Registered to Pembroke Capital Aircraft Ltd, Shannon, Ireland

Leased to Mexicana Click as the registered operator

Departed Berlin (Tegel) on the ferry flight to Mexico via Keflavick in Hapag-Lloyd livery - December 14, 2006

It was observed at Mexico City being repainted - January 06, 2007

It was observed at Mexico City in an all-white livery - March 17, 2007

It was observed at Mexico City in the 'Mexicana Click' livery - March 31, 2008

Operated its final Mexicana Click revenue service - August 28, 2010

The Dutch registration 'PH-CXN' was reserved - September 29, 2010

It arrived at Maastricht on completion of the ferry flight from Mexico as SXI1048 - December 24, 2010

Returned to Pembroke Capital Aircraft Ltd at the end of the lease - December 24, 2010

It was observed at Maastricht in the 'Mexicana Click' livery - December 25, 2010

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-CXN - January 18, 2011

Registered to Aero Century Corp

The aircraft was placed in long term storage at Maastricht in an all-white livery

Ferried Maastricht - Woensdrecht as SXI1355 - November 12, 2013

The aircraft was prepared for sale / lease to Virgin Australia Airlines

It was observed at Woensdrecht in the 'Virgin Australia' livery - July 09, 2014

Test flown at Woensdrecht - Woensdrercht - July 12, 2014

Accepted by Virgin Australia at Woensdrecht - August 14, 2014

Departed Woensdrecht on the ferry flight to Australia as SXI1416 - August 14, 2014

It arrived at Perth on completion of the ferry flight - August 17, 2014

Ferry route: Woensdrecht - Trabson - Al Ain - Penang - Singapore (Seletar) - Darwin - Perth

Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - August 19, 2014

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FZI - August 22, 2014

Registered to Aero Century Corporation

Leased to Virgin Australia Regional Airlines as the registered operator

Operated its first revenue service - August 27, 2014

Registered to Virgin Australia Regional Airlines Pty Ltd, Perth - November 22, 2017

Operated its final revenue service Barimunga - Perth as VA9945 - December 01, 2021

Departed Perth on the ferry flight to Singapore (Seletar) - December 03, 2021

It arrived at Singapore (Seletar) on completion of the ferry flight - December 04, 2021

Ferry route: Perth - Port Headland - ? - Singapore

The aircraft was broken-up at Singapore (Seletar)

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 17, 2022

 

 

VH-FZI. Virgin Australia - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 21, 2017.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-227.)

VH-FZI. Virgin Australia - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 16, 2018.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 1995-956.)

VH-FZI. Virgin Australia - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 02, 2019.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 1995-957.)

VH-FZI. Virgin Australia - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 21, 2019.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-226.)