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VH-FKE. Fokker F28-0100. c/n 11358. Was also registered as: N889US; P2-ANA. |
This aircraft was ordered new by US Air - ? The temporary export registration 'E-1146 / PH-EZM' was applied to the aircraft - July 10, 1991 First flown as 'PH-EZM' in the US Air livery - September 23, 1991 Powered by Rolls Royce Tay 650-15 engines Sold to Fokker Aircraft USA Inc - October 10, 1991 The temporary export registration 'E-1146 / PH-EZM' was removed from the aircraft - October 14, 1991 The aircraft was cleared for export to the United States - October 14, 1991 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N889US - October 14, 1991 Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the delivery flight to the United States via Keflavik - October 14, 1991 Sold and registered to US Air Inc - October 15, 1991 Registered to US Airways when US Air changed its name - February 27, 1997 Withdrawn from service and stored at Mojave - 2001 Sold to Alliance Airlines - 2004 It arrived at Brisbane on completion of its delivery flight in the Alliance livery - July 13, 2004 The delivery flight was carried out by Southern Cross Aviation as SXA125 Delivery route: Mojave - Camarillo - Everett - Anchorage - Adak - Midway - Majuro - Honiara - Brisbane Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FKE - July 23, 2004 Registered to Alliance Airlines, Brisbane It was configured with 8 business and 92 economy class seats Operated its first revenue service with Alliance on a charter flight for the Commonwealth Government - July 31, 2004 Leased to Air Niugini for three years Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - September 23, 2004 Entered onto Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register as P2-ANA - September 23, 2004 Registered to Air Niugini Ferried Brisbane - Cairns on delivery to Air Niugini as QQ555 - September 26, 2004 Operated it first Air Niugini service Cairns - Port Moresby as PX091 - September 27, 2004 Ferried Port Moresby - Brisbane and stored at the end of the lease - August 12, 2006 Cancelled from the Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FKE - October 30, 2006 Registered to Aircraft Leasing No.1 Pty Ltd Leased to Alliance Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator Whilst on lease to Air Niugini it sustained a mercury spill in the rear baggage hold during a flight to Mt Hagen As it was deemed to be uneconomical to repair the aircraft did not return to service and was used as a source of spares Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 3, 2011 The fuselage was donated to Air Services Australia at Brisbane for use as a fire trainer |
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N889US. US Air - in the standard livery at Pittsburg Airport, February 1992. (E. Greenman Copyright Image 1995-196.) |
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P2-ANA. Air Niugini - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, October 2004. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-558.) |
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P2-ANA. Air Niugini - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, March 31, 2005. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-179.) |
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P2-ANA. Air Niugini - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, October 08, 2006. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-147.) |
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VH-FKE. Alliance - in the basic 'Air Niugini' livery at Brisbane Airport, February 2007. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-181.) |
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VH-FKE. Alliance - in the basic 'Air Niugini' livery at Brisbane Airport, July 2010. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-340.) |