VH-IYV. Bombardier DHC-8-402Q. c/n 4231.

Was also registered as: C-FUCI; D-ABQC; OE-IMO.

 

This aircraft was ordered by LGW Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter, Dortmund - 2008

Rolled out at Downsview in primer as 'C-FUCI' - September 2008

Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A turboprop engines

It was observed at Downsview in primer - September 2008

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-FUCI - October 16, 2008

Registered to Bombardier Inc, Downsview, Ontario, Canada

First flown at Toronto (Downsview) as C-FUCI - ?

The aircraft was configured with 76 economy class seats

Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - January 23, 2009

Entered onto the German Aircraft Register as D-ABQC - January 28, 2009

Registered to LGW Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter, Dortmund

Accepted by LGW Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter at Toronto (Downsview) in the 'Air Berlin' livery - January 28, 2009

Leased to Air Berlin as the registered operator

Air Berlin filed for bankruptcy protection - August 25, 2017

The aircraft was returned to LGW Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter - October 13, 2017

Air Berlin ceased all operations - October 27, 2017

It operated its last LGW service Leipzig - Duesseldorf - March 23, 2020

Ferried Duesseldorf - Bratislava for storage - April 14, 2020

Cancelled from the German Aircraft Register - July 18, 2020

Entered onto the Austrian Aircraft Register as OE-IMO - July 18, 2020

Registered to Deutsche Lufthansa Aktiengesellschaft, Koln

Lease to Cobham Aviation Services - October 30, 2020

Departed Saarbrucken on the ferry flight to Australia - October 30, 2020

It arrived at Perth on completion of the ferry flight - November 03, 2020

Ferry route: Saarbrucken - Izmir - Cairo - Abu Dhabi - Karachi - Phnom Penh - Jakarta - Port Headland - Perth

Cancelled from the Austrian Aircraft Register - November 06, 2020

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-IYV - November 06, 2020

Registered to NAC Aviation 9 Limited, Limerick, Ireland

Lease to National Jet Express Pty Ltd, Adelaide t/a Cobham Aviation Services as the registered operator

Operated its first revenue service Perth - Wiluna - Perth - November 13, 2020

Current with Cobham Aviation Services