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VH-IYW. Bombardier DHC-8-402Q. c/n 4224. Was also registered as: C-FTIE; G-ECOI. |
This aircraft was ordered by Flybe Ltd, London - ? Rolled out at Downsview in primer as 'C-FTIE' - August 2008 Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A turboprop engines It was observed at Downsview in primer - August 17, 2008 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-FTIE - August 25, 2008 Registered to Bombardier Inc, Downsview, Ontario, Canada First flown at Toronto (Downsview) as C-FTIE - ? The aircraft was configured with 76 economy class seats Ferried Toronto (Downsview) - Toronto (Pearson) - October 26, 2008 Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - November 06, 2008 Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-ECOI (CofR G-ECOI/R1) - November 07, 2008 Registered to Flybe Ltd, London Accepted by Flybe at Toronto (Downsview) - November 08, 2008 Departed Toronto (Downsview) on the delivery flight to the United Kingdom - November 08, 2008 It arrived at Birmingham on completion of the delivery flight - November 09, 2008 Delivery route: Toronto - Goose Bay - Keflavik - Birmingham Wet-leased to Brussels Airlines - March 24, 2012 - July 10, 2016 Wet-leased to Brussels Airlines - September 26, 2016 - October 13, 2017 Operated its final Flybe revenue service Isle of Man - Manchester - February 24, 2020 Flybe ceased operations - March 05, 2020 The aircraft was placed in open storage at Manchester Registered to Donegal Q400 Leasing, Dublin, Ireland - May 05, 2020 Ferried Manchester - Sandefjord / Torp for storage - May 19, 2020 Ferried Sandefjord / Torp - Halifax - September 30, 2020 Ferried Halifax - North Bay for storage - November 02, 2020 Ferried North Bay - Muskoka for repainting - February 11, 2021 Ferried Muskoka - North Bay - March 12, 2021 Leased to Cobham Aviation Services Australia, Adelaide - April 11, 2021 Departed North Bay on the ferry flight to Australia - April 11, 2021 It arrived at Perth on completion of the ferry flight - April 16, 2021 Ferry route: North Bay - Reykjavik - Wick - Paris (Toulouse) - Heraklion - Sharm-el-Sheikh - Abu Bhabi - Bhubaneswar - Kuala Lumpur - Jakarta - Port Headland - Perth Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - April 22, 2021 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-IYW - April 27, 2021 Registered to Donegal Q400 Leasing, Dublin, Ireland Lease to National Jet Express Pty Ltd, Adelaide as the registered operator Operated its first revenue service Perth - Wiluna - Perth - May 07, 2021 Current with National Jet Express t/a Cobham Aviation Services |
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VH-IWY. Cobham - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 02, 2022. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 2924-116.) |