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VH-FKJ. Fokker F28-0100. c/n 11372. Was also registered as: N892US. |
This aircraft was ordered new by US Air Inc - ? The registration 'N892US' was reserved by US Air Inc - January 13, 1988 The temporary export registration 'E-1152 / PH-EZE' was applied to the aircraft - October 09, 1991 The temporary export registration 'E-1152 / PH-EZE' was reserved by Fokker Aircraft B.V. - November 11, 1991 First flown as 'PH-EZE' in US Air livery - December 11, 1991 Powered by Rolls Royce Tay 650-15 engines Sold to Fokker Aircraft USA, Inc - December 20, 1991 The aircraft was cleared for export to the United States - December 23, 1991 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N892US - December 23, 1991 Accepted by US Air at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - December 23, 1991 Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the delivery flight to the United States via Keflavik - December 23, 1991 It arrived at Pittsburg on completion of the delivery flight - January 2, 1992 Sold to Wilmington Trust Co, Wilmington, Delaware, USA - August 10, 1992 Registered to Wilmington Trust Co - August 10, 1992 Leased to US Air as the registered operator The aircraft had flown 3,713 hours with 3,341 cycles - June 30, 1993 Registered to US Airways when US Air changed its name - February 27, 1997 Operated its final revenue service Charlotte - Memphis - December 01, 2001 Ferried Memphis - Mojave for storage - December 4, 2001 The proposed lease to Slovak Airlines did not eventuate - 2004 Prepared for lease to Alliance Airlines - 2007 Registered to Rolls-Royce Credit Corp - March 5, 2007 Sold to Wells Fargo Northwest NA - May 16, 2007 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - June 14, 2007 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FKJ - June 14, 2007 Registered to Jet Engine Leasing Pty Ltd Leased to Alliance Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator The aircraft was stored at Brisbane Airport in the basic US Airways livery It was wet-leased to Tigerair Australia to cover a shortfall in Easter capacity - April 2017 It operated its first Tigerair service Brisbane - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as TGG933 - April 21, 2017 Current with Alliance Airlines |
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N892US. US Air - in the standard livery at Pittsburg Airport, January 1992. (E. Greenman Copyright Image 1995-194.) |
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VH-FKJ. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 19, 2008. (R. Brown Copyright Image 1995-381.) |
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VH-FKJ. Alliance - in the standard livery at Townsville Airport, September 26, 2009. (G. Canciani Copyright Image 1995-525.) |
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VH-FKJ. Alliance - in the standard livery at Townsville Airport, September 26, 2009. (G. Canciani Copyright Image 1995-526.) |
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VH-FKJ. Alliance - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, March 19, 2010. (R. Shaw Copyright Image 1995-354.) |
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VH-FKJ. Alliance - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, March 19, 2010. (R. Shaw Copyright Image 1995-343.) |
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VH-FKJ. Alliance - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, January 04, 2012. (M. Lynam Copyright Image 1995-448.) |
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VH-FKJ. Alliance - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, May 16, 2012. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-407.) |
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VH-FKJ. Alliance - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, November 01, 2012. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-408.) |
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VH-FKJ. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 15, 2017. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-131.) |