VH-XFU de Havilland Canada DHC-8-102A

VH-XFU. de Havilland Canada DHC-8-102A. c/n 151.

Was also registered as: C-GFYI; N711MS; P2-GVB; ZK-NEV.

Construction of this aircraft was completed at the Downsview plant - May 18, 1989

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GFYI - ?

Registered to Boeing Canada Technology Ltd

First flown as C-GFYI - May 1989

It was configured to seat 37 passengers

Sold to Michael C. Siboni - May 1989

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N711MS - ?

Sold to Talair, New Guinea - May 1989

It arrived at Port Morseby on completion of the ferry flight - June 10, 1989

Entered onto the Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register as P2-GVB - June 13, 1989

Registered to Rothschild Australia International Ltd

Leased to Talair as the registered operator

Transferred to Flight West Airlines - May 1991

It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the ferry flight - May 14, 1991

Cancelled from the Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register - ?

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-XFU - May 27, 1991

It was sub-leased to Ansett New Zealand - June 1995 to December 1995

This sub-lease to Ansett New Zealand was to cover the loss of their DHC-8 'ZK-NEY' in the accident - June 1995

Ferried Brisbane - Christchurch on delivery to Ansett New Zealand - June 28, 1995

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 28, 1995

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NEV - June 28, 1995

Operated its first Ansett New Zealand revenue service - July 15, 1995

Withdrawn from service - December 20, 1995

Ferried Christchurch - Brisbane on return to Flight West Airlines - December 21, 1995

Sold to Tomalpin Holdings Pty Ltd - January 03, 1996

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - January 03, 1996

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-XFU - Januay 03, 1996

Registered to Tomalpin Holdings Pty Ltd trading as Flight West Airlines

Registered to Flight West Airlines Pty Ltd - July 22, 1996

Returned to service in the 'Ansett New Zealand' livery with Flight West titles - ?

Leased to Southern Australia Airlines in an all-white livery - August 22, 1996

Returned to Flight West at the end of the lease - January 03, 1997

Leased to Eastern Australia Airlines to cover fleet maintenance - May 23 to June 09, 1997

Leased to Sunstate Airlines - August 14, 1997

Returned to Flight West Airlines at the end of the lease - November 07, 1997

Leased to Eastern Australia Airlines - February 21, 1998

Sold to Skippers Aviation, Perth but the lease to Eastern Australia continued - June 1998

Returned to Flight West at the end of the lease - August 1998

Delivered to Skippers Aviation in Perth - September 1998

Registered to Skippers Aviation Pty Ltd, Perth - October 27, 2008

Current status - ?

VH-XFU. Flight West Airlines - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, March 02, 1993.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-083.)

VH-XFU. Flight West Airlines - in the standard livery at Auckland Airport, March 1993.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-084.)

VH-XFU. Flight West Airlines - in the standard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, June 1993.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-085.)

ZK-NEV. Ansett New Zealand - in the 'Starmark' livery at Nelson Airport, August 1995.

(M. Richardson Copyright Image 2923-095.)

ZK-NEV. Ansett New Zealand - in the 'Starmark' livery at Wellington Airport, December 01, 1995.

(M. Richardson Copyright Image 2923-086.)

ZK-NEV. Ansett New Zealand - in the 'Starmark' livery at Brisbane Airport, January 1996.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-087.)

ZK-NEV. Ansett New Zealand - in the 'Starmark' livery at Brisbane Airport, January 1996.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-096.)

VH-XFU. Flight West - in the Ansett 'Starmark' livery at Brisbane Airport, July 1996.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-088.)

VH-XFU. Sunstate - in the all-white livery at Brisbane Airport, September 1997.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-089.)

VH-XFU. Skippers Aviation - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, November 07, 2013.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-090.)

VH-XFU. Skippers Aviation - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, November 21, 2013.

(R. Brown Copyright Image 2923-091.)

VH-XFU. Skippers Aviation - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, November 21, 2013.

(R. Brown Copyright Image 2923-092.)

VH-XFU. Skippers Aviation - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, November 21, 2013.

(R. Brown Copyright Image 2923-093.)

VH-XFU. Skippers Aviation - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, December 03, 2013.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 2923-097.)

VH-XFU. Skippers - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, March 08, 2017.