VH-IYJ. Bombardier DHC-8-402. c/n 4539.

Was also registered as: D-ABQS; OE-IIP.

 

 

This aircraft was ordered by - ?

Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A turboprop engines

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as 'C-FPSG' - September 09, 2016

Registered to Bombardier Inc, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Rolled out at Toronto (Downsview) - September 21, 2016

It was observed at Toronto (Downsview) in the AirBerlin livery - October 06, 2016

First flown at Toronto (Downsview) as 'C-FPSG' - October 30, 2016

It was fitted with 76 economy class seats

Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - November 08, 2016

Accepted by GECAS Leasing Ltd at Toronto (Downsview) - November 10, 2016

Entered onto the German Aircraft Register as D-ABQS - November 10, 2016

Registered to GECAS Leasing Ltd

Leased to LGW-Luftfahtgesellschaft Werner as the registered operator

Sub-leased to Air Berlin

Departed Toronto (Downsview) on the ferry flight to Germany - November 10, 2016

Arrived Berlin (Tegel) on completion of the ferry flight - November 11, 2016

Ferry route: Toronto - Goose Bay - Keflavik - Berlin

Air Berlin ceased operations - October 27, 2017

Entered service with LGW Luftfahtgesellschaft Werner in the 'Air Berlin' livery - ?

The aircraft operated services for Eurowings - October 30, 2017

Withdrawn from service and stored at Dusseldorf - November 14, 2018

Ferried Dusseldorf - Saarbrucken for storage - November 20, 2018

Cancelled from the German Aircraft Register - ?

Entered onto the Austrian Aircraft Register as OE-IIP - ?

Ferried Saarbrucken - Shannon in the Air Berlin livery - June 30, 2019

Returned to GECAS / Celestial Aviation Trading, Shannon, Ireland

Rolled out at Shannon in the Cobham Aviation Service livery - ?

Ferried Shannon - Saarbrucken - July 14, 2019

Departed Germany on the ferry flight to Australia as SXI1946 - July 24, 2019

It arrived at Perth on completion of the ferry flight - July 30, 2019

Ferry route: Saarbrucken - Heraklion - Cairo - Abu Dhabi - Ahmadabad - Chennai - Surat Thani - Kuala Lumpur -

Subang - Denpasar - Perth

Cancelled from the Austrian Aircraft Register - ?

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-IYJ - August 05, 2019

Registered to GECAS Australian Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria

Leased to National Jet Express Pty Ltd, Adelaide

Operated Perth - Busselton - Perth as JTE510D - August 08, 2019

Operated Perth - Kalgoorlie - Perth as JTE510D - August 09, 2019

Operated Perth - Jundee - Perth as JTE510D - August 12, 2019

Operated Perth - Albany - Perth as JTE510D - August 13, 2019

Operated a Press and Promotional flight Perth - Perth as JTE510D - August 18, 2019

Operated Perth - Leonora as JTE840D - August 20, 2019

Current with Cobham

 

 

VH-IYJ. Cobham - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, November 15, 2019.

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VH-IYJ. Cobham - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, March 01, 2020.

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VH-IYJ. Cobham - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, March 01, 2020.

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VH-IYJ. Cobham - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, March 01, 2020.

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VH-IYJ. Cobham - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 06, 2023.

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VH-IYJ. Cobham - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 11, 2023.

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VH-IYJ. Cobham - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 11, 2023.

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