VH-JFB Fokker F28-070

VH-JFB. Fokker F28-070. c/n 11521.

Was also registered as: PH-MKS; N322K; HP-1731PST.

This aircraft was ordered new by the Ford Motor Company - ?

The temporary registration 'PH-MKS' was reserved by Fokker Aircraft B.V. - May 03, 1994

The registration 'N322K' was reserved by the Ford Motor Company - May 21, 1994

Rolled out as Fokker 70 at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - May 25, 1994

The temporary export registration 'E-1365 / PH-MKS' was applied to the aircraft - June 24, 1994

First flown as 'PH-MKS / FOP521' in the Ford Motor Company livery - July 12, 1994

Ferried Amsterdam (Schiphol) - Farnborough for display at the 1994 Farborough Air Show - September 01, 1994

Registered to Fokker Aircraft BV - September 29, 1994

Leased to Fokker Aircraft USA Inc, BvL4903 as the registered operator

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N322K - October 02, 1994

Registered to the Ford Motor Company

Ferried Amsterdam - Montreal - New Orleans for display at the NBAA Convention as FOP521 - October 02, 1994

The temporary export registration 'PH-MKS' was removed from the aircraft - October 20, 1994

The temporary registration 'PH-MKS' was cancelled - October 20, 1994

The aircraft was cleared for export to the United States - October 24, 1994

Delivered to Ford Holdings Inc - October 26, 1994

Registered to Ford Holdings Financing Inc - December 01, 1994

Departed Detroit on the ferry flight to Holland - January 05, 2006

It arrived at Woensdrecht on completion of the ferry flight - January 06, 2006

Returned to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA Trustee

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - September 10, 2010

Sold to International Aviation Services - September 10, 2010

Entered onto the Panama Aircraft Register as HP-1731PST - ?

Registered to International Lease Finance Corporation

Leased to Air Panama as the registered operator

Returned to International Lease Finance Corporation at the end of the lease - 2012

Ferried Panama City - Albrook - April 09, 2013

Prepared for lease to Alliance Airlines Pty Ltd

Cancelled from the Panamanian Aircraft Register - ?

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-JFB - May 21, 2013

Registered to Alliance Airlines Pty Ltd, Brisbane

Operated its first revenue service - ?

Current with Alliance Airlines

PH-MKS. Ford Motor Company - in the standard livery at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, July 1994.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-624.)

VH-JFB. Alliance - in the non-standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 24, 2013.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 1995-780.)

VH-JFB. Alliance - in the non-standard livery at Perth Airport, February 19, 2014.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-777.)

VH-JFB. Alliance - in the non-standard livery at Perth Airport, February 19, 2014.

VH-JFB. Alliance - in the non-standard livery at Perth Airport, April 03, 2014.

VH-JFB. Alliance - in the non-standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 17, 2014.

VH-JFB. Alliance - in the non-standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 13, 2016.

VH-JFB. Alliance - in the non-standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 03, 2016.

VH-JFB. Alliance - in the non-standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 04, 2016.

VH-JFB. Alliance - in the non-standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 11, 2018.

VH-JFB. Alliance - in the standard livery with additional 'Paul Kelly Concert Tour' decal at Brisbane Airport, February 20, 2021.

VH-JFB. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 18, 2023.