VH-XKM. Fokker F28-0100. c/n 11410. Was also registered as: PH-KXR; XA-SHG; TC-IEC; XA-KXR. |
This aircraft was ordered new by GPA - ? The registration 'PH-KXR' was reserved by Fokker Aircraft B.V. - May 08, 1992 Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-KXR - July 13, 1992 Registered to Fokker Aircraft BV, te Amsterdam BvL 4523 First flown as 'PH-KXR' in all-white livery - July 31, 1992 Powered by Rolls Royce Tay 650-15 engines Ferried Amsterdam (Schiphol) - Woensdrecht in all-white livery - August 14, 1992 Ferried Woensdrecht - Antwerp (Deurne) for demonstation flights - September 18, 1992 A number of demonstration flights were performed at Antwerp - September 20, 1992 Ferried Antwerp (Deurne) - Woensdrecht for storage - September 21, 1992 Registered to Fokker Aircraft Services B.V., Hoogerheide - September 25, 1992 Leased to Fokker Aircraft BV, Amsterdam BvL 4523 as the registered operator GPA - Fokker 100 Ltd order cancelled - January 25, 1993 The aircraft was prepared for lease / sale to Mexicana The temporary export registration 'E-1254' was sought for export of the aircraft to Mexico - February 08, 1993 Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - March 25, 1993 Aircraft cleared for export to Mexico - March 26, 1993 Entered onto the Mexican Aircraft Register as XA-SHG - March 1993 Registered to Compania Mexicana de Aviacion SA Delivered to Mexicana in an 'all-white' livery - April 04, 1993 It was later painted in Mexico into the 'Mexicana' livery The aircraft was named 'Chimalpopoca' Aircraft had flown 438 hours with 426 cycles - June 30, 1993 The aircraft was renamed 'Saltillo' then changed back to 'Chimalpopoca' Cancelled from the Mexican Aircraft Register - June 21, 1995 Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-KXR - June 22, 1995 Registered to Aircraft Finance and Trading Leased to Mexican Aircraft Finance III B.V. and operated by Mexicana as the registered operator The aircraft was renamed 'Coatzacualcos' Repossessed by AF & T for the non-payment of leasing fees - June 05, 2003 It had flown 23,976 hours with 22,432 cycles at time of repossession It was observed in the Fokker hangar at Amsterdam (Schiphol) in an 'all-white' livery - June 06, 2003 An intended lease to Myanma Airways Corporation did not eventuate - 2003 Test flown at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - November 14, 2003 An intended lease to Manderin Airlines did not eventuate - 2004 The aircraft was prepared for lease to Inter Airlines Test flown at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - May 31, 2004 Customer acceptance flight performed at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - June 11, 2004 Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - June 15, 2004 Entered onto the Turkish Aircraft Register as TC-IEC - June 16, 2004 Registered to Aircraft Finance and Trading Leased to Inter Airlines as the registered operator It was observed in Inter Airlines livery at Munich Airport operating for Sun Express - July 02, 2004 The landing gear collapsed when the aircraft landed at Instanbul after a flight from Dusseldorf - July 24, 2004 No injuries were suffered by the passengers or crew Fokker Services commence repairs at Instanbul - August 17, 2004 Repairs to the airframe were suspended due to payment problems - 2005 Repairs resumed after a delay of six weeks Repairs completed - June 23, 2005 Returned to AF & T at Amsterdam (Schiphol) at the end of the lease - March 14, 2006 Cancelled from the Turkish Aircraft Register - March 14, 2006 Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-KXR - March 15, 2006 Registered to Aircraft Finance and Trading BvL 6857 Stored at Amsterdam (Schiphol) in the 'Inter Airlines' livery Ferried Amsterdam - Kevlavil - Goose Bay on the ferry flight to Click Mexicana - April 04, 2006 It arrived at Mexico City on completion of the ferry flight - April 06, 2006 Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - April 27, 2006 Entered onto the Mexican Aircraft Register as XA-KXR - May 10, 2006 Registered to Aircraft Finance and Trading Leased to Aerocaribe SA as the registered operator It arrived at Woensdrecht in an 'all-white' livery on return to lessor at the end of the lease - June 15, 2009 Cancelled from the Mexican Aircraft Register - July 2009 Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-KXR - July 15, 2009 Registered to Aircraft Finance and Trading BvL 7473 Stored in an 'all-white' livery at Woensdrecht Ferried Woensdrecht - Maastricht inan 'all-white' livery as SXI-1279 - November 23, 2012 Ferried Maastricht - Bratislava as SXI-1316 for repainting - March 11, 2013 Repainted at Bratislava into the 'Skippers Aviation' livery It was observed at Bratislava in the 'Skippers' livery as 'VH-XKM' - April 08, 2013 For lease / sale to Skippers Aviation Pty Ltd Departed Bratislava on the ferry flight to Australia as SXI1337 - September 12, 2013 It arrived at Perth (15:52 local) on completion of the ferry flight - September 14, 2013 Ferry route: Bratislava - Trabson - Al Ain - Penang - Halim - Perth Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-XKM - September 20, 2013 Registered to Skippers Aviation Pty Ltd, Subiaco, W. A. Currently stored at Perth awaiting entry into service - 2014 |
XA-SHG. Mexicana - 'Chimalpopoca' in the standard livery at Miami Airport, December 1994. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-673.) |
PH-KXR. Inter Airlines - in the standard livery at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, March 2006. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-674.) |
PH-KXR. Skippers - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, September 2013. (W. Mallinson Copyright Image 1995-691.) |
VH-XKM. Skippers - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, September 2013. (W. Mallinson Copyright Image 1995-687.) |