5W-FAO. Hawker Siddeley HS-748-2A-266. c/n 1714-193.
This aircraft was built by Hawker Siddeley Aircraft Limited, Woodford, Manchester, England - 1972 First flown at Woodford as 'G-11-10' - June 26, 1972 Powered by Rolls Royce Dart 534-2 turboprop engines Sold to Polynesian Airlines, Western Samoa - November 1972 Entered onto the Western Samoa Aircraft Register as 5W-FAO - ? Registered to Polynesian Airlines, Apia, Western Samoa The aircraft was named 'Pili' Operated its first revenue service - ? Leased to Mount Cook Airlines, Christchurch as the registered operator - June 26, 1982 It was operated by Mount Cook in the Polynesian Airlines livery Returned to Polynesian at the end of the lease - October 08, 1982 Sold to Alexandra Aviation Limited (Aviation Broker), Liverpool, England - October 18, 1985 Cancelled from the Western Samoa Aircraft Register - October 18, 1985 Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BMFT (CofR G-BMFT/R1) - October 18, 1985 Registered to Alexandra Aviation Limited (Aviation Broker), Liverpool, England Sold to Euroair Transport Ltd, Windsor, Berkshire - October 18, 1985 Leased to Tunisavia as the registered operator - November 21,1985 Returned to Euroair Transport at the end of the lease - April 1986 Leased to British Airways as the registered operator - May 12, 1986 Returned to Euroair Transport at the end of the lease - July 04, 1986 Leased to British Airways as the registered operator - April 04, 1987 Returned to Euroair Transport at the end of the lease and stored - May 05, 1989 Leased to Scottish European Airways as the registered operator - August 01, 1989 Returned to Euroair Transport at the end of the lease - March 01, 1990 Leased to Jersey European Airways as the registered operator - April 01, 1990 Returned to Euroair Transport at the end of the lease - November 1991 It was withdrawn from service and stored at Exeter - November 1991 Leased to Business Air as the registered operator - August 19, 1992 Returned to Euroair Transport at the end of the lease - June 1993 Leased to Air Fast Indonesia as the registered operator - October 06, 1993 Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - April 10, 1996 Entered onto the Bermuda Aircraft Register as VP-BFT - June 1997 Returned to Euroair (Bermuda) Limited - November 1997 Sold to Emerald Airways, Benfleet, England - November 28, 1997 Cancelled from the Bermuda Aircraft Register - November 28, 1997 Entered onto the British Aircraft Aircraft Register as G-OPFW (CofR G-OPFW/R1) - November 28, 1997 Registered to Emerald Airways, Benfleet, England Registered to Emerald Airways, Leeds, England - July 01, 1998 Registered to Emerald Airways, Leeds, England - December 12, 2006 It was withdrawn from service - ? Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - June 15, 2009 The aircraft has been permanently withdrawn from use Current status - ? |
5W-FAO. Polynesian - 'Pili' in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, September 1982. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0748-017.) |
G-BMFT. Euroair - in the standard livery at Exeter Airport, August 16, 1986. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0748-139.) |
G-BMFT. British Airways - in the non-standard all-white livery at Manchester Airport, July 1987. (G. Ditchfield Copyright Image 0748-141.) |
G-BMFT. Jersey European - in the standard livery at Paris Charles de Gualle Airport, June 1990. (C. Laugier Copyright Image 0748-142.) |
G-OPFW. Parcel Force Worldwide - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, November 2004. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0748-140.) |