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VH-MJH. Short 360-300. c/n SH3758.
Was also registered as: G-BPXL; G-KBAC; S7-PAL; 4X-AVP.
This aircraft was ordered new by Hazelton Airlines, Cudal, New South Wales It was built by Short Brothers PLC, Belfast, Northern Ireland - 1989 Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BPXL (CofR G-BPXL/R1) - May 09, 1989 Registered to Short Brothers PLC, Belfast First flown as G-BPXL - August 16, 1989 Purchased by Hazelton Airlines, Cudal, New South Wales - September 01, 1989 Arrived Cudal on completion of the delivery flight - September 10, 1989 Known flight crew: Captain James Hazelton; unknown Short Bros ferry pilot Known passengers: Laurel Hazelton (Jim's wife) Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - September 12, 1989 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-MJH - September 14, 1989 Registered to Hazelton Airlines, Cudal, New South Wales Operated its final revenue service Dubbo - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as ZL332 - June 13, 1995 The aircraft was stored at Cudal but was retained for charter flight Sold to BAC Express Airlines Ltd, Gatwick, London - October 1997 Departed Sydney (Bankstown) on the ferry flight to Guernsey (United Kingdom) - December 1997 The ferry flight was conducted by DBF Aviation Services Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 02, 1998 Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-KBAC (CofR G-KBAC/R1) - January 02, 1998 Registered to BAC Leasing Limited, Horley, England The aircraft underwent maintenance at Guernsey and was then ferried to Newcastle - January 27, 1998 Leased to Gill Airways as the registered operator Operated its first revenue service Newcastle - Belfast - ? The aircraft remained with Gill Airways until at least 1999 No records for the period 1999 - August 2002 have been located Leased to Air Seychelles - August 26, 2002 Entered onto the Seychelles Aircraft Register as S7-PAL - September 2002 Leased to Air Seychelles as the registered operator Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - September 09, 2002 Returned to BAC Leasing for maintenance- August 2004 Following heavy maintenance the aircraft was sold to Air Seychelles and departed Guernsey - September 30, 2004 Ferry route: Guernsey - Nice - Heraklion en route to the Seychelles The aircraft suffered an engine failure during the landing approach to Island of Mahe - June 2007 A fire broke out on the wing causing considerable damage The aircraft was repaired and returned to service - ? Sold to AIT Aviation, Teyman, Israel - April 13, 2010 Entered onto the Israeli Aircraft Register as 4X-AVP - ? Registered to AIT Aviation, Israel The aircraft was observed in service in Israel in the basic Air Seychelles livery - June 2012 The aircraft was observed in service in Israel in an all white livery without titles or logos - ? Current with AIT Aviation |
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VH-MJH. Hazelton Airlines - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, May 1996. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-393.) |