VH-MVX. Short 360-100. c/n SH3620.
Was also registered as: C-GPCF; N564AC.
This aircraft was ordered new by Murray Valley Airlines It was built by Short Brothers PLC, Belfast, Northern Ireland - 1983 First flown using the Test Registration 'G-14-3620' - August 13, 1983 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-MVX - August 31, 1983 Registered to Murray Valley Airlines, Mildura Departed Belfast Harbour Airport on the ferry flight to Australia - September 02, 1983 It arrived at Mildura on completion of the ferry flight - ? The aircraft was named 'City of Mildura' Entered service on the Mildura - Melbourne (Essendon) route - ? Murray Valley Airlines was re-named MVA Intercity Airlines - ? MVA Intercity Airlines ceased operations due to financial problems - October 1986 The aircraft was placed in open storage at Melbourne (Essendon) Sunstate Airlines took over MVA-Intercity and formed Sunstate Airlines (Mildura) - November 1986 The aircraft was returned to service on the Mildura - Melbourne route Sunstate Airlines (Mildura) was purchased by Australian Airlines - October 1990 Sunstate Airlines (Mildura) was renamed Southern Australia Airlines - January 1992 The aircraft was moved north into the fleet of Sunstate Airlines, Brisbane - July 1992 Returned to Southern Australia Airlines - December 1992 Returned to Sunstate Airlines, Brisbane - April, 1993 Withdrawn from use by Sunstate Airlines and placed in open storage at Brisbane - Late 1997 Reported as Sold to Air Cargo Carriers, Milwaukee - 1999 However the aircraft remained in storage at Brisbane Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 06, 2000 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GPCF - May 10, 2000 Registered to Pacific Coastal Airlines Ltd, Richmond, British Columbia Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - June 23, 2005 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GPCF - August 04, 2005 Registered to Pacific Coast Airlines Ltd, Richmond Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - August 30, 2010 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GPCF - October 05, 2010 Registered to Pacific Coast Airlines Ltd, Richmond Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register as 'exported to the United States' - August 10, 2015 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N564AC - August 24, 2015 Registered to ACC Integrated Services, Milwaukee, U.S.A. The type designation was ammended to a 'SD360-200' on United States Civil Aircraft Register - February 18, 2016 Current with ACC Integrated Services operating as Air Cargo Carriers |
VH-MVX. MVA - 'City of Mildura' in the standard livery at an unknown airport, June 1984. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-303.) |
VH-MVX. MVA Intercity - 'City of Mildura' in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, March 1985. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-301.) |
VH-MVX. Sunstate - 'City of Mildura' in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, April 1987. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-302.) |
VH-MVX. Sunstate - 'City of Mildura' in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, April 1989. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-409.) |
VH-MVX. Southern Australia - in the 'Australian' livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-285.) |
VH-MVX. Southern Australia - in the 'Australian' livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-286.) |
VH-MVX. Southern Australia - in the 'Australian' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, July 1992. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-288.) |
VH-MVX. Southern Australia - in the 'Australian' livery at an unknown airport, August 1992. (N. Louis Collection Copyright Image 1040-287.) |
VH-MVX. Sunstate - in the basic 'Australian' livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-284.) |
VH-MVX. Sunstate - in the basic 'Australian' livery at Brisbane Airport, February 1995. (N. Louis Collection Copyright Image 1040-292.) |