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Withdrawn from service and ferried to Mojave for storage - April 02, 2002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.)