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VH-QQR. Fokker F28-070. c/n 11564. Was also registered as: HA-LMA; YR-KMA. |
This aircraft was ordered new by International Lease Finance Corporation - ? The intended lease to British Midland Airways Ltd was not taken up The temporary export registration 'E-1435 / PH-EZR' was applied to the aircraft - November 24, 1995 The tmporary export registration 'E-1435 / PH-EZR' was reserved by Fokker Aircraft B.V. - November 28, 1995 First flown as 'PH-EZR' in 'Malev' livery - December 13, 1995 Powered by Rolls Royce Tay 620-15 engines The temporary export registration 'PH-EZR' was removed from the aircraft - December 20, 1995 It was cleared for export to Hungary - December 20, 1995 Accepted by International Lease Finance Corporation at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - December 20, 1995 Entered onto the Hungarian Aircraft Register as HA-LMA - December 20, 1995 Registered to International Lease Finance Corporation Leased to Malev Hungarian Airlines as the registered operator Ferried Amsterdam (Schiphol) - Budapest as MA6661 - December 21, 1995 The starboard wing was damaged when it was hit by a bus at Munich - December 29, 1996 Aircraft had flown 2,043 hours with 1,369 cycles Repairs were carried out by Fokker Aircraft Services and the aircraft returned to service Sold by ILFC to MSA 1 - 1998 It arrived at Norwich for repainting into the 'Carpatair' livery - November 02, 2009 It was observed parked at Norwich in the 'Carpatair' livery - November 05, 2009 It was observed at Budapest in the 'Carpatair' livery - December 05, 2009 Cancelled from the Hungarian Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the Romanian Aircraft Register as YR-KMA - January 22, 2010 Registered to Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services Leased to Carpatair as the registered operator Operated its first revenue service Timisoara - Chininau (Moldovia) - January 25, 2010 It was observed at Rome (Fiumicino) in the Carpatair livery with 'Operated by Alitalia' titles - July 07, 2012 Ferried Timisoara - Bratislava for repainting at the end-of-lease - October 10, 2012 Ferried Bratislava - Timisoara - October 15, 2012 Sold to Alliance Aviation Pty Ltd - October 2012 Departed Timisoara on the ferry flight to Australia in an all-white livery - November 2012 It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the ferry flight as SXI1276 - November 18, 2012 The ferry flight was conducted by Southern Cross Aviation Delivery route: Timisoara - Trabzon - Al Ain - Ahmedabad - Chittagong - Penang - Denpasar - Darwin - Brisbane Cancelled from the Romanian Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-QQR - November 27, 2012 Registered to Alliance Airlines Pty Ltd Repainted into the Alliance livery at Brisbane during pre-service maintenance Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Townsville as QQ990 - January 07, 2013 Current with Alliance Airlines |
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HA-LMA. Malev Hungarian Airlines - in the standard livery with additional 'Alitalia Partner' titles at an unknown airport, February 1996. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-615.) |
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HA-LMA. Malev Hungarian Airlines - in the standard livery at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, May 1999. (N. Roozen Copyright Image 1995-614.) |
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YR-KMA. Carpatair - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, November 2010. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-616.) |
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YR-KMA. Carpatair - in the standard livery at Geneva Airport, December 2011. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-617.) |
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YR-KMA. Carpatair - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-072.) |
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VH-QQR. Alliance - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, January 25, 2013. (J. Higgerson Copyright Image 1995-621.) |
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VH-QQR. Alliance - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, March 28, 2013. (M. Lynam Copyright Image 1995-513.) |
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VH-QQR. Alliance - in the standard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, April 05, 2013. (G. Canciani Copyright Image 1995-520.) |
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VH-QQR. Alliance - in the standard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, April 05, 2013. (G. Canciani Copyright Image 1995-521.) |
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VH-QQR. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 13, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1995-683.) |
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VH-QQR. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 17, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-074.) |
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VH-QQR. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 26, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-073.) |