VH-YQB. Airbus A320-211. c/n 279.

Was also registered as: C-FLSF; G-MONY; C-GVNY; EI-DOZ;

PK-RMA; N549CL; YL-LCJ.

 

This aircraft was ordered new by International Lease Finance Company Pty Ltd

Powered by CFMI CFM56-5A3 engines

Rolled off the production line at Toulouse as F-WWDU - ?

First flown at Toulouse as 'F-WWDU' - December 09, 1991

It was accepted by ILFC at Toulouse (Blagnac) - February 18, 1992

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-FLSF - February 18, 1992

Registered to International Lease Finance Company Pty Ltd

Leased to Canadian Airlines as the registered operator

Returned to ILFC at the end of the lease - January 03, 1993

Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - January 11, 1993

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-MONY (CofR G-MONY/R1) - January 11, 1993

Registered to International Lease Finance Company Pty Ltd

Leased to Monarch Airlines Ltd, Luton as the registered operator

Handed over to Monarch Airlines at London (Luton) - January 28, 1993

Modifications to convert the aircraft from the original series '211' to a series '212' completed - March 14, 1993

Operated its irst revenue service - March 16, 1993

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - October 27, 1993

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GVNY - October 30, 1993

Registered to International Lease Finance Company Pty Ltd

Leased to Canada 3000 Airlines Ltd as the registered operator

Returned to Monarch Airlines at the end of the ease - April 28, 1994

Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - April 29, 1994

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-MONY (CofR G-MONY/R2) - April 29, 1994

Registered to International Lease Finance Company Pty Ltd

Leased to Monarch Airlines Ltd as the registered operator

Withdrawn from Monarch service - October 22, 1994

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - October 26, 1994

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GVNY - October 26, 1994

Registered to International Lease Finance Company Pty Ltd

Leased to Canada 3000 Airlines Ltd as the registered operator

Ferried London (Luton) - Gander on delivery to Canada 3000 - October 31, 1994

Returned to Monarch Airlines on termination of lease - April 27, 1995

Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - April 28, 1995

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-MONY (CofR G-MOINY/R3) - April 28, 1995

Registered to International Lease Finance Company Pty Ltd

Leased to Monarch Airlines as the registered operator

Entered service with Monarch Airlines - May 01, 1995

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - December 04, 1995

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GVNY - December 04, 1995

Registered to International Lease Finance Company Pty Ltd

Leased to Canada 3000 Airlines Ltd asthe registered operator

Returned to Monarch Airlines on termination of lease - March 31, 1996

Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - April 01, 1996

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-MONY (CofR G-MONY/R4) - April 01, 1996

Registered to International Lease Finance Company Pty Ltd

Leased to Monarch Airlines as the registered operator

Withdrawn from service at London (Luton) - April 19, 1999

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - May 20, 1999

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-FLSF - May 20, 1999

Registered to International Lease Finance Company Pty Ltd

Ferried London (Luton) - Amarillo, Texas - May 21 - 22, 1999

Delivered to Canadian Airlines - May 27, 1999

It was observed at Vancouver in the Canadian Airlines livery - May 30, 1999

Canadian Airlines merged with Air Canada - December 23, 1999

Sub-leased to Air Canada as the registered operator - April 04, 2001

Repainted in to the Air Canada 'Tango' livery - October 2001

Sub-leased to Air Canada Tango - November 01, 2001

Returned to Air Canada oat the end of the sub-lease - September 30, 2003

Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - May 07, 2006

Aircraft had been withdrawn from use and stored

Entered onto the Irish Aircraft Register as EI-DOZ - July 2006

Registered to - ?

Leased to Eirjet (Ireland) as the registered operator

Eirjet ceased operations and the aircraft was stored at Shannon - October 18, 2006

Entered onto the Indonesian Aircraft Register as PK-RMA - December 2006

Registered to MSA I (AWAS Aviation Services Inc), New York

Leased to Mandala Airlines as registered operator

Returned to lessor at Singapore (Seletar) on termination of lease - July 2009

Observed stored at Singapore (Seletar) as PK-RMA in all-white livery - March 07, 2010

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-YQB - April 02, 2010

Registered to Wilmington Trust Company, Wilmington

Leased to Strategic Airlines Pty Ltd, Eagle Farm, Brisbane as the registered operator

Ferried Singapore (Seletar) - Darwin - Melbourne (Tullamarine) in all-white livery - April 4, 2010

It was observed at Melbourne (Tullamarine) in Stategic Airlines livery - April 11, 2010

Operated various Vigin Blue services - September 28 - 29, 2010

Ferried Perth - Kuala Lumpur (Subang) for maintenance and repainting as VC9040 - November 02, 2011

Stategic Airlines was renamed Air Australia - November 03, 2011

Ferried Kualu Lumpur (Subang) - Perth in the new Air Australia livery as VC9011 November 26 - 27, 2011

Operated its final Air Australia revenue service Derby - Perth as VC502 - February 15, 2012

Air Australia ceased all operations - February 17, 2012

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 23, 2012

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N549CL - March 23, 2012

Registered to MSA I (AWAS Aviation Services Inc), New York

Departed Perth in the 'Air Australia' livery on the ferry flight to Hungary - April 03, 2012

It arrived at Budapest on completion of the ferry flight - April 05, 2012

Ferried route: Perth - Kuala Lumpur - Male - Abu Dhabi - Budapest

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - April 06, 2012

Entered onto the Latvian Aircraft Register as YL-LCJ - June 01, 2012

Registered to MSA I (AWAS Aviation Services Inc), New York

Leased to SmartLynx Airlines as the registered operator

Sub-leased to Thomson Airways (UK) as the registered operator - June 04, 2012

Sub-leased to Travel Service (Czech) - June 07, 2012

It was observed at Antalya in all-white livery with 'Travel Service' titles - June 16, 2012

Returned to SmartLynx at the end of the sub-lease - September 16, 2012

Ferried Newcastle - Helsinki on sub-lease to Thomas Cook Airlines - September 17, 2012

Sub-leased to Corendon Airlines (Turkey) - April 04, 2012

The aircraft entered service with Coredon tail colors and titles

It was observed in service with Coredon Airlines Antalya - Eindhoven - April 21, 2013

Current with Coredon

 

 

VH-YQB. Strategic - in the standard livery with additional 'think.be.fly' titles at Brisbane Airport, July 27, 2010.

(R. Finlayson Copyright Image 0320-295.)

VH-YQB. Strategic - in the standard livery with additional 'think.be.fly' titles at Brisbane Airport, July 27, 2010.

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VH-YQB. Strategic - in the standard livery with additional 'think.be.fly' titles at Brisbane Airport, May 31, 2011.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-285.)

VH-YQB. Air Australia - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, December 08, 2011.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-286.)

VH-YQB. Air Australia - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, December 27, 2011.

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