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VH-XKI. Bombardier DHC-8Q-315. c/n 587.
Was also registered as: EC-IIA; C-GKUX.
Construction of this aircraft was completed at Toronto (Downsview) - April 2002 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GDIU - May 01, 2002 Registered to Bombardier Inc, Canada First flown at Downsview as 'C-GDIU' - May 01, 2002 Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PWC123E turboprop engines Prepared for lease to Air Nostrum Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - September 30, 2002 Entered onto the Spanish Aircraft Register as EC-IIA - October 16, 2002 Registered to Bombardier Inc, Canada Leased to Air Nostrum t/a Iberia Regional Airlines as the registered operator The aircraft was named 'Palmera' Withdrawn from use and stored at Madrid, Spain - October 2009 Departed Valencia on the ferry flight to Canada on return to the lessor - April 07, 2011 Arrived Toronto (Downsview) on completion of the fery flight - April 08, 2011 Ferry route: Valencia - Jersey - Glasgow - Keflavik - Toronto Ferry flight was carried out by World Wide Aircraft Ferrying Ltd Returned to Bombardier at Toronto (Downsview) - April 13, 2011 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GKUX - April 29, 2011 Registered to Bombardier Inc, Canada The aircraft was prepared for sale to Skippers Aviation Pty Ltd Registered to World Wide Aircraft Ferrying Ltd, Canada - May 19, 2011 It was observed at Toronto (Downsview) in the Skippers livery - May 20, 2011 Departed Toronto on the ferry flight to Australia - June 04, 2011 It arrived at Perth on completion of the ferry flight - June 6, 2011 Ferry route: Toronto - Grand Rapids - Concorde - Honolulu - Majuro - Cairns - Perth Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - June 10, 2011 Entered onto the Australia Aircraft Register as VH-XKI - June 15, 2011 Registered to Skippers Aviation Pty Ltd, Subiaco, Western Australia Operated its first revenue service Perth - Plutonic Gold Mine - Perth as JW1941/1041 - August 2, 2011 Current with Skippers Aviation |
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VH-XKI. Skippers - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, November 22, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 2923-673.) |
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VH-XKI. Skippers - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, November 22, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 2923-674.) |