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VH-INU. Boeing 737-3YO. c/n 23684-1353.
Was also registered as: EI-BTF; F-GLTF; EC-255; EC-FQB; N323AW.
This aircraft was ordered new by GECAS Group - ? Rolled out at Boeing Seattle plant - February 06, 1987 First flown - February 24, 1987 Powered by CFM56-3B1 engines Entered onto the Irish Aircraft Register as EI-BTF - March 11, 1987 Registered to GECAS Leased to Corse Air as the registered operator It arrived at Paris (Orly) on completion of the delivery flight - March 11, 1987 Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-GLTF - April 23, 1992 Registered Bellflower Ltd, Paris Leased to Corse Air as the registered operator Cancelled from the French Aircraft Register - October 08, 1992 Entered onto the Spanish Aircraft Register as EC-255 - October 08, 1992 Leased to Air Europa as the registered operator Reregistered as EC-FQB - December 1992 Returned to GECAS oat the end of the lease and stored at Manchester - November 01, 1994 Cancelled from the Spanish Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N323AW - December 01, 1995 Registered to GECAS Leased to America West Airlines as the registered operator Departed Manchester on the ferry flight to the United States via Keflavik - January 26, 1996 It arrived at Phoenix in an all-white livery on completion of the ferry flight - February 12, 1996 Operated its first America West revenue service - February 16, 1996 Registered to General Electric Capital Corporation - October 1996 Leased to America West Airlines as the registered operator Registered to First Security Bank of Utah - March 26, 1999 Leased to America West Airlines as the registered operator Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest - April 21, 2001 Leased to America West Airlines as the registered operator Damaged during a hailstorm whilst parked at Omaha, Nebraska - May 13, 2001 Repaired and returned to service - July 2001 Operated its final America West revenue service El Paso - Phoenix as HP644 - November 29, 2005 Returned to lessor and ferried Phoenix - Macon (Georgia) for storage - December 03, 2005 The aircraft had flown 54,708 hours with 32,805 cycles It was observed stored at Goodyear in the basic America West livery - February 18, 2006 Sold to Pacific Aircraft Leasing Holding Corporation Leased to the Government of Nauru - June 22, 2006 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - June 23, 2006 It was observed at Goodyear in the basic America West livery as 'VH-INU' - June 24, 2006 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-INU - June 26, 2006 Registered to Government of the Republic of Nauru, Yaren, Republic of Nauru Leased the the Nauru Air Corporation was the registered operator It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the ferry flight in basic America West livery - June 30, 2006 Ferry route: Goodyear (Arizona) - Long Beach - Hilo - Nauru - Melbourne Repainted in the standard Our Airline livery at Melbourne (Tullamarine) by AAES Rolled out at Melbourne (Tullamarine) in the Our Airline livery - September 17, 2006 The aircraft was named 'Naoero' Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Brisbane as ON01 - September 29, 2006 Air Nauru was renamed Our Airline - October 14, 2006 Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Nauru - Tarawa - Majuro as ON362 - October 14, 2006 It was observed at Brisbane with Air Kiribati titles and logo on the forward fuselage - March 22, 2011 Operated regular charters for the Australian Government and the Australian Defence Force Wet-leased to Skywest Airlines - March 03, 2012 Operated its first Skywest revenue service Perth - Curtin - Perth as XR023/XR024 - March 13, 2012 Currently deployed by Skywest Airlines in the standard Our Airline livery on charter flights four days a week Skywest Airlines was renamed Virgin Australia Regional Airlines - May 13, 2013 Withdrawn from use by Virgin Australia Regional Airlines and returned to Our Airline - August 01, 2014 The aircraft was ferried Perth - Alice Springs for long-term storage - August 01, 2014 The aircraft was permanently withdrawn from use at Alice Springs - August 10, 2014 It was observed at Alice Springs being parted out - February 21, 2016 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - August 01, 2016 |
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EI-BTF. Corse-Air International - 'Flumerbo' in the standard livery at Paris Orly Airport, March 1987. (C. Laugier Copyright Image 4621-895.) |
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EI-BTF. Corse-Air International - 'Flumerbo' in the standard livery at Paris Orly Airport, April 1992. (C. Laugier Copyright Image 4621-896.) |
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VH-INU. Our Airline - 'Naoero' in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, November 2006. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-544.) |
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VH-INU. Our Airline - 'Naoero' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, November 20, 2006. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-370.) |
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VH-INU. Our Airline - 'Naoero' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, April 07, 2007. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-391.) |
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VH-INU. Our Airline - 'Naoero' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, April 07, 2007. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-392.) |
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VH-INU. Our Airline - 'Naoero' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, October 13, 2007. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-418.) |
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VH-INU. Our Airline - 'Naoero' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, October 13, 2007. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-419.) |
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VH-INU. Our Airline - 'Naoero' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, October 13, 2007. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-420.) |
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VH-INU. Our Airline - 'Naoero' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, March 28, 2009. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-447.) |
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VH-INU. Our Airline - 'Naoero' in the standard livery with additional 'Air Kiribati' titles at Brisbane Airport, June 18, 2011. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-724.) |
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VH-INU. Our Airline - 'Naoero' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, March 03, 2012. (R. Brown Copyright Image 4622-660.) |
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VH-INU. Our Airline - 'Naoero' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 30, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4621-053.) |