VH-XWN. Fokker F28-0100. c/n 11278. Was also registered as: N851US; PH-CXB; D-AGPB. |
This aircraft was ordered new by US Airways - ? The temporary export registration 'E-964 / PH-EZG' was applied to the aircraft - December 05, 1988 The temporary export registration 'E-964 / PH-EZG' was reserved by Fokker Aircraft B.V. - December 06, 1988 First flown as 'PH-EZG' in the 'US Air' livery - July 20, 1989 Powered by Rolls Royce Tay 650-15 engines Sold to Fokker Aircraft USA, Inc - August 03, 1989 The temporary export registration 'E-964 / PH-EZG' was removed from the aircraft - August 07, 1989 The aircraft was cleared for export to the United States - August 07, 1989 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N851US - August 07, 1989 Accepted by US Air at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - August 07, 1989 Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the delivery flight to the United States via Keflavik - August 07, 1989 It was official sold by Fokker Aircraft USA to US Air - August 08, 1989 Registered to US Air Inc - August 15, 1989 The aircraft had flown 8,792 hours with 8,140 cycles - June 30, 1993 Ferried Reykjavik - Woensdrecht for its 12,000 hour 'D' check as USA8001 - October 27, 1994 Departed Woensdrecht on completion of its 12,000 hour 'D' check as USA8002 - December 01, 1994 Registered to US Airways when US Air changed its name - February 27, 1997 Withdrawn from service and ferried to Mojave for storage - April 02, 2002 Sold to Wilmington Trust Company - February 11, 2003 Sold to Pembroke Capital Aircraft Ltd - February 11, 2003 Ferried Mojave - Columbus - Goose Bay on the ferry flight to Holland as SXA13 - February 18, 2003 It arrived Woensdrecht on completion of the ferry flight - March 29, 2003 Ferried Woensdrecht - Amsterdam (Schiphol) in the 'US Airways' livery as 'D-AGPB' - ? Ferried Amsterdam (Schiphol) - Woensdrecht in the 'Germania' livery following repaint by QAPS - April 09, 2003 Certificate of Airworthiness (CofA 6362) issued - April 10, 2003 Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-CXB - April 10, 2003 Registered to Aircraft Finance and Trading Test flown in 'Germania' livery at Woensdrecht - April 23, 2003 Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - April 23, 2003 Entered onto the German Aircraft Register as D-AGPB - April 23, 2003 Registered to Pembroke Capital Aircraft Shannon Ltd Leased to Germania Fluggellschaft, GmbH as the registered operator Operated its first Germania revenue service Palma - Salzburg - Palma - May 31, 2003 It arrived at Southend for repainting in the 'Air Berlin' livery - March 16, 2004 Departed Southend after repainting - March 20, 2004 Leased to Air Berlin - March 20, 2004 It was observed at Dusseldorf as 'Spirit of Hinrich Bischof' - September 22, 2007 Hinrich Bischof was the founder of Germania Returned to Germania at end of lease and stored in Germany - February 2009 It arrived at Woensdrecht in an 'all-white' livery for storage - March 23, 2009 Sold to Alliance Airlines Pty Ltd - May 2010 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-XWN - June 01, 2010 Registered to Alliance Airlines Pty Ltd Accepted by Alliance Airlines at Woensdrecht - June 14, 2010 Departed Woensdrecht on the ferry flight to Australia in an 'all-white' livery - June 14, 2010 It arrived at Brisbane aon completion of the ferry flight - June 17, 2010 The fery flight was conducted by Southern Cross Aviation as SX1014 During pre-service maintenance the ircraft was repainted at Brisbane Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Townsville - August 23, 2010 Wet-leased to Virgin Australia - February 12, 2012 Returned to Alliance Airlines at the end of the lease - February 10, 2013 Current with Alliance Airlines |
N851US. US Air - in the revised livery at an unknown airport, September 1989. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-303.) |
N851US. US Air - in the revised livery at an unknown airport, February 1990. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-302.) |
N851US. US Air - in the revised livery at an unknown airport, March 1991. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-628.) |
D-AGPB. Germania - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, July 2003. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-629.) |
D-AGPB. Germania - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, July 2003. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-539.) |
D-AGPB. Germania - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, March 2004. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-557.) |
VH-XWN. Alliance - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, February 05, 2011. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-345.) |
VH-XWN. Alliance - in the 'all-white' livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, February 22, 2013. (G. Canciani Copyright Image 1995-474.) |
VH-XWN. Alliance - in the 'all-white' livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, March 15, 2013. (G. Canciani Copyright Image 1995-528.) |
VH-XWN. Alliance - in the 'all-white' livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, March 15, 2013. (G. Canciani Copyright Image 1995-529.) |
VH-XWN. Alliance - in the 'all-white' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 11, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-318.) |
VH-XWN. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 11, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-317.) |
VH-XWN. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 20, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-314.) |
VH-XWN. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 22, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-315.) |
VH-XWN. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 22, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-316.) |
VH-XWN. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 21, 2021. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-338.) |
VH-XWN. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 25, 2022. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-337.) |
VH-XWN. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 09, 2022. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-336.) |