This aircraft was built by Short Brothers PLC, Belfast, Northern Ireland - 1980

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BIGA (CofR G-GIGA/R1) - October 14, 1980

Registered to Short Brothers Limited, Belfast

First flown at Belfast using the Test Registration 'G-14-3061' - January 07, 1981

The intended sale to Aeronaves Centro, Venezuela as 'YV-375C' did not proceed

Delivered to Jet Charter Airlines, Australia - May 13, 1981

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-KNO - June 15, 1981

Registered to Jet Charter Airlines, Essendon Airport, Melbourne

Jet Charter Airlines changed its name to Wings Australia - November 1981

Sold to Sunstate Airlines, Maryborough, Queensland - January 1983

The aircraft was named ‘City of Gladstone’

Sold to Pelair, Sydney and leased back to Sunstate Airlines - May 1986

Returned to Pelair - May 1989

Withdrawn from use by Pelair and placed in open storage at Sydney - July 1994

Sold to Qwestair and returned to service with Pelair - November 1995

Sold to Chartair, Alice Springs and leased to Air North Central - September 1996

Returned to Chartair at the end of the lease - October 1996

Withdrawn from use by Chartair and placed in open storage at Alice Springs - January 2001

Sold to Skyport Pty Ltd, Alice Springs - October 2001

Re-registered to Syncom Pty Ltd, Casuarina, Northern Territory - November 23, 2004

The aircraft remained at Alice Springs and was gradually used for spare parts

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 19, 2018

VH-KNO. Wings Australia - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 14, 1982.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1040-144.)

VH-KNO. Wings Australia - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 21, 1982.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1040-413.)

VH-KNO. Sunstate - 'City of Gladstone' in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, February 1983.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-280.)

VH-KNO. Pel-Air - in the basic livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-293.)