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 Withdrawn from service and prepared for lease to Mexicana Click - ?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