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VH-YMJ. Airbus A300B4-605R. c/n 540. Was also registered as: G-MONR. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Monarch Airlines Ltd - ? First flown as 'F-WWAT' - August 28, 1989 Powered by General Electric CF6-80C2A5 engines Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-MONR (CofR G-MONR/R1) - March 1990 Delivered to Monarch Airlines, England - March 15, 1990 Leased to Compass Airlines, Australia Rolled out at London (Luton) in the standard Compass livery - November 27, 1990 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-YMJ - November 28, 1990 Departed London on the delivery flight to Australia - November 28, 1990 It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the delivery flight - November 30, 1990 Delivery route: London (Luton) - Bombay - Singapore - Brisbane It operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as YM2001 - December 01, 1990 It operated its final revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Brisbane as YM358 - December 20, 1991 Grounded in Brisbane when Compass suspended all operations due to bankruptcy - December 20, 1991 The aircraft was repossessed by Monarch Airlines - January 1992 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 30, 1992 Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-MONR (CofR G-MONR/R2)- January 31, 1992 Registered to Monarch Airlines Departed Brisbane on the ferry flight to Abu Dhabi for maintenance and repaint - February 03, 1992 Ferried Abu Dhabi - London (Luton) in the Monarch livery - February 20, 1992 Returned to service on London (Gatwick) - Tenerife - London (Gatwick) - April 03, 1992 It was observed at Toulouse with 'Tomorrow / Today' stickers - January 21, 2002 Appeared wearing 'Leisure Airline of the Year' titles - 2007 It operated its final revenue service Sharm El Sheik - Manchester as MON685 - October 29, 2012 Ferried Manchester - Brussels as MON605P - November 05, 2012 It was observed at Brussels without Monarch titles - November 10, 2012 Ferried Brussels - London (Luton) as MON605P - November 12, 2012 Ferried London (Luton) - Portsmouth (Pearse A.F.B.) - Tulepo as MON605P - November 13 - 14, 2012 Stored at Tulepo pending scrapping Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - January 07, 2013 Aircraft scrapped at Tulepo - January 2013 |
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G-MONR. Monarch - in the original livery at London Gatwick Airport, May 1990. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0310-063.) |
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VH-YMJ. Compass - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 1990. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 0310-077.) |
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VH-YMJ. Compass - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, January 1991. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 0310-078.) |
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VH-YMJ. Compass - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, January 1991. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 0310-138.) |
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VH-YMJ. Compass - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, February 1991. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 0310-079.) |
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G-MONR. Monarch - in the original livery at an unknown airport, June 2002. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0310-080.) |
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G-MONR. Monarch - in the revised livery with additional 'web' titles at London Luton Airport, December 2003. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0310-019.) |
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G-MONR. Monarch - in the revised livery with additional 'web' titles at Palma De Mallorca Airport, August 2005. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0310-185.) |