VH-QQW Fokker F28-070

VH-QQW. Fokker F28-070. c/n 11569.

Was also registered as: HA-LMC; YR-KMC.

This aircraft was ordered new by International Lease Finance Corporation - ?

The temporary export registration 'E-1448 / PH-EZA' was reserved by Fokker Aircraft B.V. - January 22, 1996

The temporary export registration 'E-1448 / PH-EZA' was applied to the aircraft - January 24, 1996

First flown as 'PH-EZA' in 'Malev' livery - March 01, 1996

The temporary export registration 'PH-EZA' was removed from the aircraft - March 07, 1996

The aircraft was cleared for export to Hungary - March 07, 1996

Accepted by International Lease Finance Corporation at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - March 08, 1996

Entered onto the Hungarian Aircraft Register as HA-LMC - March 08, 1996

Registered to International Lease Finance Corporation

Leased to Malev Hungarian Airlines as the registered operator

Ferried Amsterdam (Schiphol) - Budapest on delivery to Malev as MAH6661 - March 1996

Sold to MSA 1 with the lease to Malev continuing - 1998

Withdrawn from use and returned to lessor at the end of the lease - January 2010

Ferried Budapest - Norwich for repainting into the 'Carpatair' livery - February 03, 2010

Ferried Norwich - Budaepest in the 'Carpatair' livery - February 09, 2010

Cancelled from the Hungarian Aircraft Register - June 2010

Entered onto the Romanian Aircraft Register as YR-KMC - June 14, 2010

Registered to Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services (AWAS)

Leased to Carpatair as the registered operator

Ferried Budapest - Timisoara on delivery to Carpatair - June 14, 2010

Wet-leased to Alitalia - ?

Returned to Carpatair at the end of the wet-lease to Alitalia - December 30, 2012

Sold to Alliance Aviation - January 2013

It arrived at Lelystad for repainting by QAPS - January 26, 2013

Ferried Lelystad - Timisoara in the 'Alliance Airlines' livery - February 06, 2013

Departed Romania (Timisora) on the ferry flight to Australia - ?

It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the ferry flight as KRP5109 - February 23, 2013

Ferry route: Timisora - Trabzon - Al Ain - Ahmedabad - Chittagong - Penang - Denpasar -

Darwin - Townsville - Brisbane

Cancelled from the Romanian Aircraft Register - February 2013

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-QQW - May 02, 2013

Registered to Alliance Airlines Pty Ltd, Eagle Farm, Brisbane

Operated first revenue service - ?

Departed Perth on the ferry flight to the United Kingdom for maintenance as SXI1910 - July 22, 2019

It arrived at Norwich on completion of the ferry flight - July 24, 2019

Ferry route: Perth - Surabaya - Subang - Hyderabad - Heraklion - Norwich

Rolled out at Norwich with '100 Years First England - Australia Aerial Flight' titles and livery - September 14, 2019

Test flown Norwich - Norwich - September 20, 2019

Departed Norwich on the ferry flight to Australia as SXI1915 - September 20, 2019

It arrived at Perth on completion of the ferry flight - September 24, 2019

Ferry route: Norwich - Hurghada - Muscat - Coimbatore - Subang - Surabaya - Perth

Current with Alliance Airlines

HA-LMC. Malev Hungarian Airlines - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, September 2007.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-333.)

HA-LMC. Malev Hungarian Airlines - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, August 2008.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-622.)

YR-KMC. Carpatair - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, June 2010.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-334.)

YR-KMC. Carpatair - in the standard livery at Lelystad Airport, July 2010.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-623.)

YR-KMC. Carpatair - in the standard livery at Lelystad Airport, July 2010.

VH-QQW. Alliance - in the standard' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 28, 2014.

VH-QQW. Alliance - in the '100 Years' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 08, 2019.

VH-QQW. Alliance - in the '100 Years' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 25, 2022.