VH-NHF. Fokker F28-0100. c/n 11398.

Was also registered as: N898US.

 

 

This aircraft was ordered new by US Airways - ?

The registration 'N898US' was reserved by US Air Inc - January 13, 1988

The temporary export registration 'E-1181 / PH-EZJ' was applied to the aircraft - March 20, 1992

The temporary export registration 'E-1181 / PH-EZJ' was reserved by Fokker Aircraft B.V. - April 02, 1992

First flown as 'PH-EZJ' in the standard US Air livery - May 27, 1992

Powered by Rolls Royce Tay 650-15 engines

The temporary export registration 'E-1181 / PH-EZJ' was removed from the aircraft - June 11, 1992

The aircraft was cleared for export to the United States - June 12, 1992

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N898US - June 12, 1992

Accepted by US Air at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - June 30, 1992

Departed Amstedam (Schiphol) on the delivery flight to the United States via Keflavik - June 30, 1992

It had flown 2,485 hours with 2,254 cycles - June 30, 1993

Ownership was transferred to US Airways when US Air changed its name - February 27, 1997

Ferried Pittsburgh - Mojave for storage - January 09, 2002

Ferried Mojave - Las Vegas for lease to Bristol Associates - December 14, 2002

The aircraft had flown 22,840 hours with 22,761 cycles - December 15, 2002

Sold to Gazelle Aircraft Leasing Inc, Miami, Florida - August 03, 2004

Registered to Gazelle Aircraft Finance Leasing Inc - August 05, 2004

Ferried Las Vegas - Calgary - August 14, 2004

Leased to Aravco Ltd t/a Platinum Jet Air Charters

It was observed parked at Norwich Airport, UK in the basic US Airways livery - August 05, 2005

Sold to Panta Holdings NV for possible lease to Denim Air - 2007

Leased to Air Express Sweden - 2007

Prepared for lease to Network Aviation Pty Ltd, Australia - 2008

Registered to Bayview Aviation LLC - June 06, 2008

Accepted by Network Aviation at Norwich in the basic US Airway livery - June 11, 2008

It arrived at Perth on completion of the flight to Australia - June 14, 2008

Ferry route: Norwich - Heraklion - Sharjah - Calcutta - Penang - Denpasar - Darwin - Meekatharra - Perth

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - June 17, 2008

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-NHF - June 20, 2008

Registered to Osnet Jets Pty Ltd

Leased to Network Aviation Pty Ltd, Belmont, Western Australia as the registered operator

This aircraft did not enter service and was used as a source of spare parts

It was entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register to allow Australian licenced engineers to legally remove parts

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 16, 2011

Broken up on site at Perth Airport - November 30, 2011

Major parts were trucked out of Perth Airport - December 13, 2011