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VH-FKC. Fokker F28-0100. c/n 11349. Was also registered as: PH-EZB; N887US; P2-ANB. |
This aircraft was ordered new by US Air - ? The temporary export registration 'E-2239 / PH-EZB' was applied to the aircraft - July 10, 1991 First flown as 'PH-EZB' in US Air livery - August 05, 1991 Powered by Rolls Royce Tay 650-15 engines The temporary export registration 'E-2239 / PH-EZB' was removed from the aircraft - August 27, 1991 It was cleared for export to the United States - August 27, 1991 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N887US - August 27, 1991 Sold and registered to Fokker Aircraft USA Inc - August 27, 1991 Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the delivery flight to the United States via Keflavik - August 29, 1991 Sold and registered to US Air Inc - September 03, 1991 Registered to US Airways when US Air changed its name - February 27, 1997 Withdrawn from service and stored at Mojave - 2001 Sold to Retirement Systems of Alabama Sold to Alliance Airlines - 2004 It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the delivery flight SXA141 - July 30, 2004 Ferried to Australia by Southern Cross Aviation Delivery route: Mojave - Camarillo - Seattle - Anchorage - Nome - Magadan (Russia) - Yushno (Russia) - Ceju (South Korea) - Manila - Biak - Cairns - Brisbane Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FKC - August 06, 2004 Registered to Alliance Airlines, Brisbane Test flown at Brisbane in the Air Niugini livery - May 07, 2005 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - May 12, 2005 Entered onto the Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register as P2-ANB - May 12, 2005 Registered to Alliance Airlines, Brisbane Leased to Air Niugini as the registered operator Handed over to Air Niugini in Brisbane - May 14, 2005 Ferried Brisbane - Port Moresby as PX6010 - May 15, 2005 Operated its first Air Niugini revenue service Port Moresby - Cairns as PX090 - May 15, 2005 Withdrawn from service at Port Moresby - May 2008 Ferried Port Moresby - Brisbane on return to Alliance Airlines at the end of the lease - May 14, 2008 Cancelled from the Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register - May 14, 2008 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FKC - May 20, 2008 Registered to Aircraft Leasing No 1 Pty Ltd Leased to Alliance Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator It was configured with 8 business class and 92 economy class seats Operated its first Alliance revenue service Brisbane - Cloncurry - June 23, 2008 Current with Alliance Airlines |
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VH-FKC. Air Niugini - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, May 2005. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-190.) |
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VH-FKC. Air Niugini - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, May 2005. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-191.) |
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VH-FKC. Air Niugini - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, May 2005. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-192.) |
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VH-FKC. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, date unknown. (R. Brown Copyright Image 1995-377.) |
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VH-FKC. Alliance - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, December 2008. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-205.) |
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VH-FKC. Alliance - in the standard livery at Townsville Airport, September 27, 2009. (G. Canciani Copyright Image 1995-524.) |
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VH-FKC. Alliance - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, July 27, 2011. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-388.) |
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VH-FKC. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 10, 2012. (R. Brown Copyright Image 1995-376.) |
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VH-FKC. Alliance - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, November 11, 2012. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-389.) |
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VH-FKC. Alliance - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, November 11, 2012. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-390.) |
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VH-FKC. Alliance - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, March 28, 2013. (M. Lynam Copyright Image 1995-516.) |
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VH-FKC. Alliance - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, March 28, 2013. (M. Lynam Copyright Image 1995-517.) |
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VH-FKC. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 28, 2018. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-122.) |
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VH-FKC. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 25, 2019. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-123.) |