VH-SUF. British Aerospace 146-200. c/n E2130.

Was also registered as: C-GRNX; G-CEBR; ZK-ECO.

 

Rolled off the British Aerospace production line at Hatfield - 1989

Powered by four Textron Lycoming ALF507-1F engines

First flown as 'G-5-130' at Hatfield - April 27, 1989

Accepted by Air Nova Inc at Hatfield - July 13, 1989

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GRNX - July 14, 1989

Registered to Air Nova Inc, Enfield, Nova Scotia

Registered to Jazz Air Inc, Enfield, Nova Scotia - November 22, 2001

Registered to Air Canada Regional Inc t/a Air Canada Jazz - July 22, 2002

Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - January 28, 2005

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GRNX - Febraury 09, 2005

Registered to Avmax Group Inc, Calgary, Alberta

The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Calgary - January 07, 2006

Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - January 07, 2006

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GRNX - June 27, 2006

Registered to Avmax Group Inc, Calgary, Alberta

Departed Calgary on the ferry flight to the United Kingdom - July 03, 2006

It arrived at Kemble on completion of the ferry flight - July 03, 2006

Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register and stored at Kemble - July 03, 2006

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-CEBR (CofR G-CEBR/R1) - August 02, 2006

Registered to British Aerospace (Operations) Limited, Hatfield

The aircraft was returned to Canada - October 2006

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - October 17, 2006

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GRNX - October 30, 2006

Registered to Avmax Group Inc, Calgary, Alberta

Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - October 09, 2008

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GRNX - December 03, 2008

Registered to Avmax Group Inc, Calgary, Alberta

Departed Canada on the ferry flight to New Zealand - ?

It arrived at Auckland on completion of the ferry flight - December 15, 2008

Ferry route: Canada - Honolulu - Christmas Island - Apia - Tonga - Auckland

Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - January 12, 2009

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-ECO - January 14, 2009

Registered to Air National Corporate, Auckland as the registered operator

The Air National Corporate 'Air Operators Certificate' was suspended for 10 days - January 28, 2011

This suspension was due to safety concerns

The Air Operators Certificate was revoked - March 10, 2011

The aircraft was placed in open storage at Auckland

It was ferried Auckland - Wellington - May 24, 2011

Registered to Vincent Aviation Limited, Wellington - June 23, 2011

It was observed with 'Quansair' titles for the film 'Mister Pip' - August 13, 2011

These titles were removed from the aircraft shortly thereafter

The aircraft was mainly used by Vincent Aviation for charter flights in Australia

It was ferried Brisbane - Norfolk Island - Wellington for storage - May 24, 2014

Vincent Aviation collapsed due to financial problems - May 28, 2014

Ferried Wellington - Auckland for storage - October 05, 2014

Registered to ANCL Investments Limited, Auckland - March 12, 2015

Ferried Auckland - Norfolk Island - Sydney (Bankstown) - April 09, 2015

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - April 20, 2015

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-SUF - April 24, 2015

Registered to Vanguard Investments Limited, Sydney

Lased to Pionair Australia Pty Limited, Sydney as the registered operator

Current with Pionair Australia

 

 

ZK-ECO. Air National Corporate - in the 'all-white' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 12, 2009.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 0414-733.)

ZK-ECO. Air National Corporate - in the 'all-white' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 17, 2010.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-638.)

ZK-ECO. Vincent Aviation - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, October 2013.

(C. Laugier Copyright Image 0414-554.)

ZK-ECO. Vincent Aviation - in the standard livery at Sydney Bankstown Airport, April 2015.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 0414-723.)