VH-TLZ. Embraer 120RT Brasilia. c/n 120152.

Was also registered as: N152CA; VH-NHC; VH-YEG.

 

Built by Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (Embraer), Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil - 1989

First flown using the test registration 'PT-SPR' - October 1989

Powered by Pratt & Whitney PW118 engines

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N152CA - October 27, 1989

Registered to Comair Airlines Inc. Cincinnati, Ohio

Delivered to Comair (trading as Comair - Delta Connection) - October 27, 1989

Traded in to Bombardier, Canada on a Bombardier Regional Jet - May 23, 2000

It was observed stored at Calgary, Alberta, Canada, awaiting sale in the basic Comair livery - September 07, 2000

Converted to EMB-120ER configuration - ?

Leased to Flight West Airlines, Australia, to cover the planned maintenance of their Brasilias - December 01, 2000

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - January 11, 2001

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TLZ - January 12, 2001

Leased to Flight West Airlines, Australia as the registered operator

It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the ferry flight from Edmonton, Canada - January 20, 2001

Flight West Airlines ceased all operations and was placed in voluntary liquidation - June 16, 2001

The aircraft was returned to Equipment Leasing and placed in storage at Brisbane

It was returned to service to operate limited services for Ansett Airlines

Utilised on the Brisbane - Gladstone route - June 2001 to September 13, 2001

Ansett Airlines ceased all operations due to bankruptcy - September 11, 2001

Queensland Aviation Holdings purchased the Flight West Airlines assets from the liquidators - April 16, 2002

Flight West was re-organised into a new company called Alliance Airlines

Sub-leased to Alliance Airlines - April 16, 2002

The aircraft was returned to the lessor - June, 2003

Leased to Network Aviation Pty Limited, Belmont, W. A. - June 12, 2003

Ferried Brisbane - ? - Perth on the delivery flight to Network Aviation - July 22, 2003

Re-registered as VH-NHC - April 05, 2006

Registered to Westpac Banking Corporation, Sydney

Leased to Network Aviation as the registered operator

Sold to Network Aviation Holdings Pty Limited - October 08, 2010

Registered to Network Aviation Pty Limited, Belmont, W. A.

Network Aviation was acquired by Qantas Airways - December 2010

This aircraft operated Network's last Brasillia service Degrussa - Perth - July 31, 2014

Withdrawn from service and stored at Perth

Ferried Perth - Adelaide (West Beach) on delivery to Air South - November 14, 2014

Reregistered as VH-YEG - December 12, 2014

Registered to AE Charter Services Pty Ltd, Adelaide t/a Air South

It was observed at Adelaide (West Beach) in the standard Air South livery - January 2015

It was withdrawn from service and stored at Adelaide (West Beach) - ?

Scrapped at Adelaide (West Beach) - ?

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - ?

 

 

VH-NHC. Network - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, November 18, 2013.

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VH-NHC. Network - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, November 18, 2013.

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VH-YEG. Air South - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 13, 2015.

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VH-YEG. Air South - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 11, 2015.

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VH-YEG. Air South - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, March 16, 2016.

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VH-YEG. Air South - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 16, 2016.

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VH-YEG. Air South - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 16, 2016.

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VH-YEG. Air South - in the basic livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 23, 2021.

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