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VH-YQA. Airbus A320-212. c/n 190. Was also registered as: N484GX; G-BWKN; G-UKLJ; PH-DVR; SE-DVH; F-OHFU. |
This aircraft was ordered new by GATX Aircraft Leasing Pty Ltd Powered by CFMI CFM56-5A3 engines First flown at Toulouse as 'F-WWDD' - March 15, 1991 Accepted by GATX at Toulouse - June 14, 1991 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N484GX - June 14, 1991 Registered to GATX Aircraft Leasing Pty Ltd Leased to LACSA (Lineas Aereas Costarricenses S.A.) as the registered operator Sub-leased to LADECO in basic LACSA livery - December 01, 1994 LADECO merged with Lan Chile when it was bought out - 1994 Repossessed by LACSA - January 03, 1995 Returned to LACSA in Costa Rica - February 01, 1995 It was observed at San Jose in the standard LACSA livery - March 09, 1995 It was observed at Hamburg in all-white livery with Onur Air titles - May 07, 1995 Returned to GATX Leasing at Lemwerder in all-white livery with Onur Air titles - November 02, 1995 Leased to Excalibur Airlines (U. K.) - December 27, 1995 Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BWKN (CofR G-BWKN/R1) - January 17, 1996 Returned to GATX Aircraft Leasing Pty Ltd on termination of the lease - March 17, 1996 Leased to Leisure International Airways (U.K.) - March 25, 1996 Aircraft was reregistered as G-UKLJ (CofR G-UKLJ/R1) - ? Rolled out at Southend in all-white livery without titles - November 13, 1997 It was placed into storage at Southend Rolled out at Southend in the standard Novair (Sweden) livery - January 30, 1998 Ferried Southend - Manchester on delivery to Novair - February 11, 1998 Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - February 16, 1998 Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-DVR - February 16, 1998 Leased to Novair, Sweden - February 16, 1998 Ferried Manchester - Stockholm on delivery to Novair - February 16, 1998 Entered onto the Swedish Aircraft Register as SE-DVH - March 27, 1998 Operated its first Novair revenue service - March 27, 1998 Withdrawn from use and stored at Copenhagen - February 21, 1999 Returned to GATX Aircraft Leasing Pty Ltd - February 27, 1999 It arrived at Zurich in the standard 'Volare Airlines' (Italy) livery for cabin modifications - March 24, 1999 Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-OHFU - March 31, 1999 Registered to GATX Aircraft Leasing Pty Ltd Leased to Volare Airlines as the registered operator Sold to GATX / CL Ireland - August 02, 2002 Volare Airlines ceased operations - November 19, 2004 It was ferried to Bordeaux for storage Returned to GATX / CL Ireland - November 22, 2004 Leased to Volare Airlines when it resumed operations - December 16, 2004 It was observed at Paris (Orly) with 'Radio Italia' titles and logo - May 22, 2005 Returned to GATX / CL Ireland - November 13, 2006 Ferried to Chatearoux for storage - December 11, 2008 Cancelled from the French Aircraft Register - October 2009 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-YQA - October 30, 2009 Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest National Association Leased to Strategic Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator Ferried Chateauroux - Laval - Larnaca in an 'all-white' livery - November 08, 2009 Ferried Colombo - Singapore - November 17, 2009 Ferried Singapore - Denpasar - Melbourne (Tullamarine) in 'all-white' livery - November 18, 2009 It was observed at Melbourne (Tullamarine) Airport with 'Strategic' titles - December 09, 2009 Rolled out at Melbourne (Tullamarine) with 'Strategic' titles and logo - December 15, 2009 The aircraft was named 'The Kimberley' Test flown at Melbourne (Tullamarine) - January 03, 2010 Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Brisbane on delivery to Strategic - January 03, 2010 Ferried Brisbane - Canberra - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as VC9500 - January 27, 2010 Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Perth as VC9501 - January 27, 2010 Operated its first revene service Perth - Derby as VC501 - February 08, 2010 Ferried Perth - Brisbane - February 26, 2010 Operated the Solomon Islands service Brisbane - Honiara - Brisbane as IE700/701 - February 26, 2010 It was observed with 'think.be.fly' titles on the fuselage - 2010 Operated the airline's inaugural Brisbane - Gladstone service as VC520 - April 18, 2011 Stategic Airlines was renamed Air Australia - Noveber 15, 2011 Operated its first 'Air Australia' service Brisbane - Perth as VC501 - November 15, 2011 Operated its final Air Australia revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Brisbane as VC663 - February 16, 2012 Air Australia ceased all operations - February 17, 2012 This aircraft was not painted into the striking 'Air Australia' livery Departed Brisbane on the ferry flight to France - February 29, 2012 It arrived at Montpeller on completion of the ferry flight - March 01, 2012 Ferry route: Brisbane - Darwin - Singapore - Male - Jeddah - Montpeller Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 13, 2012 Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-WTAU - March 13, 2012 Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest National Association It was observed stored at Montpeller in the standard 'Strategic Airlines' livery - March 24, 2012 Ferried Montpeller - Kemble by Latecoere Aeroservices for scrapping - June 21, 2012 Rudder and engines removed - June 28, 2012 Moved into a hangar at Kemble for dismantling - July 04, 2012 The stripped fuselage was observed outside the hangar - August 29, 2012 Broken up at Kemble - October 25, 2012 All traces of airframe removed by December 01, 2012 |
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G-UKLJ. Leisure - in the standard livery at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, June 1996. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-167.) |
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F-OHFU. Volare - in the original livery at an unknown airport, June 1999. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-168.) |
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F-OHFU. Volare - in the revised livery at an unknown airport, November 2006. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-169.) |
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F-OHFU. Volare - in the revised livery with additional 'Radio Italia' titles at Milan Airport, January 2007. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-170.) |
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VH-YQA. Strategic - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, January 2010. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-150.) |
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VH-YQA. Strategic - in the standard livery with additional 'think.be.fly' titles at Brisbane Airport, January 2010. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-136.) |
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VH-YQA. Strategic - in the standard livery with additional 'think.be.fly' titles at Perth Airport, March 19, 2010. (R. Shaw Copyright Image 0320-216.) |
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VH-YQA. Strategic - in the standard livery with additional 'think.be.fly' titles at Brisbane Airport, May 02, 2010. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-149.) |
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VH-YQA. Strategic - in the standard livery with additional 'think.be.fly' titles at Hobart Airport, November 13, 2011. (R. Finlayson Copyright Image 0320-297.) |