VH-IYK Bombardier DHC-8-402

This aircraft was ordered by - ?

Rolled out at Downsview as 'C-FPTU' - September 12, 2016

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as 'C-FPTU' - September 12, 2016

Registered to Bombardier Inc, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

First flown at Toronto (Downsview) as 'C-FPTU' - October 05, 2016

The aircraft was configured with 76 economy class seats

Accepted by LGW Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter at Toronto (Downsview) - October 2016

Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - October 13, 2016

Entered onto the German Aircraft Register as D-ABQR - October 13, 2016

Registered to LGW Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter

Sub-leased to Air Berlin as the registered operator - October 15, 2016

Departed Toronto (Downsview) on the delivery flight to Germany - Ocobter 15, 2016

It arrived at Berlin (Tegel) on completion of the delivery flight - October 16, 2016

Delivery route: Toronto (Downsview) - Goose Bay - Keflavik - Berlin

Operated its first revenue service - October 20, 2016

Sub-leased to Eurowings Germany - October 03, 2017

Air Berlin ceased operations - October 27, 2017

The aircraft was returned to LGW

Leased to German Wings as the registered operator - November 03, 2017

Operated its last revenue service Stuttgart - Dusseldorf as GWI6905 - January 06, 2019

Ferried Dusseldorf - Saarbrucken for storage as GWI6904 - January 07, 2019

Cancelled from the German Aircraft Register - January 06, 2019

Entered onto the Austrian Aircraft Register as OE-IIO - February 26, 2019

Registered to Celestial Aviation Trading / GECAS

Ferried Saarbrucken - Shannon in the Air Berlin livery for maintenance and repainting - August 26, 2019

Ferried Shannon - Saarbrucken in the Cobham livery - September 10, 2019

Departed Saarbrucken on the ferry flight to Australia - September 19, 2019

It arrived at Perth on completion of the ferry flight - September 24, 2019

Ferry route: Saarbrucken - Heraklion - Cairo - Abu Dhabi - Ahmedabad - Chennai - Phuket - Subang -

Denpasar - Broome - Perth

Cancelled from the Austrian Aircraft Register - September 2019

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-IYK - September 30, 2019

Registered to GECAS Australia Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria

Leased to National Jet Express Pty Ltd, Adelaide as the registered operator

Operated by Cobham Aviation Services

Operated its first revenue service Perth - Meekatharra - Perth as JTE976D / JTE977D - October 03, 2019

Current with Cobham Aviation