VH-FVY. Aerospatiale ATR-72-212A. c/n 1073.

Was also registered as: SX-OBN.

 

This aircraft was built for Avation Airframe Holding Pte Ltd

First flown as 'F-WWEJ' at Toulouse - February 18, 2013

Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127M turboprop engines

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FVY - February 21, 2013

Registered to Avation Eastern Fleet Pte Ltd, Singapore

Leased to Skywest Airlines (Australia) Pty Ltd, Cloverdale, W.A. as the registered operator

Skywest operates all ATR-72 services on behalf of Virgin Australia Airlines

Accepted by Avation Airframe Holdings at Toulouse - March 02, 2013

Departed Toulouse on the ferry flight to Australia as SXI1131 - March 02, 2013

It arrived at Perth on completion of the ferry flight - March 05, 2013

Ferry route: Toulouse - Alexandra (Borg-al Arab) - Al Ain - Nagpur - Penang - Jakarta (Halim) - Perth

The ferry flight was carried out by Southern Cross International

Ferried Perth - Kalgoorlie - Brisbane as VA1933 - March 30, 2013

The aircraft was named 'Marcoola Beach'

Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Moranbah as VA1661 - April 10, 2013

Virgin Australia finalised the acquisition of Skywest Airlines - April 11, 2013

Skywest Airlines was officially renamed Virgin Australia Regional Airlines - May 03, 2013

Operated its last revenue service ? - Canberra - ?

The aircraft was ferried Canberra - Nelson for storage as VOZ9948 - November 23, 2018

Test flown Nelson - Nelson - December 10, 2021

Ferried Nelson - Brisbane for storage - December 11, 2021

Ferried Brisbane - Cairns - April 13, 2022

Departed Cairns on the ferry flight to Greece as SXI2223 - April 30, 2022

It arrived at Athens on completion of the ferry flight - May 06, 3022

Ferry route: Cairns - Darwin - Surabaya - Penang - Mangalore (India) - Muscat - Hurghada - Athens

Sold to Olympic Aviation, Athens, Greece - May 06, 2022

Test flown Athens - Athens (54 minutes) - May 07, 2022

Entered onto the Greek Aircraft Register as SX-OBN - May 13, 2022

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - May 13, 2022

Entered service Athens - Chios - Athens as OA270/271 - May 22, 2022

Current with Olympic Aviation