VH-SFW. British Aerospace 146-200QC. c/n E2105. Was also registered as: G-BOMI; HA-TAB; G-TNTP; EC-719; EC-FZE. |
This aircraft was ordered new by TNT (Thomas Nationwide Transport) - June 23, 1987 Built by British Aerospace PLC Civil Aircraft Division at Hatfield, United Kingdom Entered into the British Aircraft Register as G-BOMI (CofR G-BOMI/R1) - April 22, 1988 Registered to British Aerospace PLC Civil Aircraft Division, Hatfield Rolled out at Hatfield - April 1988 It was allocated the test registration 'G-5-105' First flown at Hatfield - May 10, 1988 Departed Hatfield on the ferry flight to Hayes International, Dothan, U.S.A. for freighter conversion - May 21, 1988 Delivered to British Aerospace PLC following the freighter conversion (Quiet Trader) - November 10, 1988 Cancelled from the United Kingdom Aircraft Register - November 14, 1988 Accepted by TNT at Hatfield - November 1988 TNT aircraft were leased to other operators by AWAS (Ansett Worldwide Aviation Service) Entered onto the Hungarian Aircraft Register as HA-TAB - November 1988 Registered to Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services Leased to Malev Express Hungarian Airlines as the registered operator Malev Express operated European freight services for TNT It arrived at Budapest on delivery to Malev Express - November 18, 1988 Flight crew: Captain V. Nightingale (Instructor); Captains L. Csernus, K. Zoltan Observed in service Budapest - Cologne - November 22, 1988 It was observed at Luton in the TNT livery with 'Malev' titles only under the TNT logo - October 1993 Returned to AWAS on termination of the lease - September 30, 1993 Cancelled from the Hungarian Aircraft Register - October 1993 Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-TNTP (CofR G-TNTP/R1) - October 01, 1993 Registered to TNT Express Worldwide (UK), Windsor Leased to Air Foyle as the registered operator Air Foyle operated European freight services for TNT Airways Returned to AWAS at the end of the lease - October 1994 Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - October 13, 1994 Entered onto the Spanish Aircraft Register as EC-719 - October 13, 1993 Registered to TNT Express Worldwide (UK), Windsor Leased to Pan-Air Lineas Aereas, Spain as the registered operator Pan-Air operated European freight services for TNT Airways It was observed at Cologne operating for Pan-Air - October 17, 1994 Aircraft had flown 7,306 hours - December 31, 1994 The aircraft was reregistered as EC-FZE - January 05, 1995 Registered to TNT Express, Belgium - March 31, 1998 The titles 'Sure we Can' were added to the aircraft - August 1998 The aircraft was rolled out at Southend in a revised 'TNT' livery - August 16, 2004 Returned to service Southend - Paris (Charles de Gaulle) as TAY353F - August 16, 2004 The aircraft was transferred to ASL Airline Spain when Pan-Air was renamed - May 24, 2016 It continued to operate TNT Express European Network freight service and ad-hoc charters Withdrawn from service and returned to the lessor - July 2016 Cancelled from the Spanish Aircraft Register - August 2016 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-SFW - August 02, 2016 Registered to Vanguard Investmens Pty Ltd, Sydney Leased to Pionair Australia Pty Ltd, Sydney as the registered operator Registered to Montrose Asia Pacific Leasing Pty Ltd, Melbourne - December 01, 2016 Leased to Pionair Australia Pty Ltd, Cndell Park, N.S.W. as the registered operator Departed Spain on the ferry flight to Australia - November 18, 2016 It arrived at Sydney (Bankstown) on completion of the ferry flight - November 24, 2016 Ferry route: Bari - Brindisi - Hurghada - Bateen - Ahmedabad - Subang - Denpasar - Darwin - Cairns - Brisbane - Sydney Test flown at Sydney (Bankstown) in the basic TNT livery without titles - January 08, 2017 Ferried Sydney (Bankstown) - Adelaide (West Beach) as VOZ9566 - January 08, 2017 Pionair Australia operates freight service on behalf of TNT for Virgin Australia Airlines Operated its first revenue service Adelaide (West Beach) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as VA9570 - January 09, 2017 Current with Pionair Australia |
HA-TAB. TNT Malev - in the basic TNT livery with additional 'European Overnight Express' titles at an unknown airport, April 1989. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-369.) |
HA-TAB. TNT Malev - in the basic TNT livery with additional 'European Overnight Express' titles at Basel Airport, October 1989. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-370.) |
HA-TAB. TNT Malev - in the revised livery with additional 'European Overnight Express' titles at an unknown airport, August 1992. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-678.) |
EC-FZE. TNT - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, August 1998. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-571.) |
EC-FZE. TNT - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, September 2003. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-573.) |
EC-FZE. TNT - in the revised livery at an unknown airport, May 2006. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-572.) |
VH-SFW. Pionair Australia - in the basic TNT livery with additional 'Sure we can' titles at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 08, 2017. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0414-336.) |
VH-SFW. Pionair Australia - in the basic TNT livery with additional 'Sure we can' titles at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 11, 2017. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0414-337.) |
VH-SFW. Pionair Australia - in the basic TNT livery with additional 'Sure we can' titles at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 18, 2017. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0414-371.) |
VH-SFW. Pionair Australia - in the basic TNT livery with additional 'Sure we can' titles at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 02, 2017. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0414-372.) |
VH-SFW. Pionair Australia - in the basic TNT livery with additional 'Sure we can' titles at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 21, 2024. (F. McGuire Copyright Image 0414-809.) |
VH-SFW. Pionair Australia - in the basic TNT livery with additional 'Sure we can' titles at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 21, 2024. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0414-813.) |
VH-SFW. Pionair Australia - in the basic TNT livery with additional 'Sure we can' titles at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 29, 2024. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0414-814.) |
VH-SFW. Pionair Australia - in the basic TNT livery with additional 'Sure we can' titles at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 30, 2024. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0414-815.) |