VH-FSW. Fokker F28-0100. c/n 11391.

Was also registered as: N896US; PH-CXR; D-AGPR.

 

This aircraft was ordered new by US Air Inc - ?

Registration 'N896US' was reserved by US Air Inc - January 13, 1988

The temporary export registration 'E-1175 / PH-EZB' was applied to the aircraft - March 24, 1992

The temporary export registration 'E-1175 / PH-EZB' was reserved by Fokker Aircraft B.V. - March 24, 1992

First flown as 'PH-EZB' in the US Air livery - April 09, 1992

Powered by Rolls Royce Tay 650-15 engines

The aircraft was cleared for export to the United States - May 07, 1992

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N896US - May 1992

Accepted by US Air at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - May 10, 1992

Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the delivery flight to the United States via Reykjavik - May 10, 1992

It arrived at Pittsburg on cmpletion of the delivery flight - May 20, 1992

It had flown 2,701 hours with 2,470 cycles - June 30, 1993

Registered to US Airways when US Air changed its name - February 27, 1997

Operated its final revenue service Indianapolis - Charlotte - December 01, 2001

It arrived at Mojave for storage - December 05, 2001

Sold to Fokker Services BV - 2003

It arrived at Woensdrecht for storage - September 12, 2003

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - October 17, 2003

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-CXR - November 19, 2003

Registered to Aircraft Financing & Trading BvL 6488

Test flown at Woensdrecht - December 22, 2003

Ferried Woensdrecht - Amsterdam (Schiphol) in US Airways livery for repainting by QAPS - December 24, 2003

Ferried Amsterdam (Schiphol) - Woensdrecht in the 'Germania' livery - January 14, 2004

Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - February 04, 2004

Entered onto the German Aircraft Register as D-AGPR - February 04, 2004

Registered to Germania Fluggesellschaft GmbH

Leased to Deutsch BA as the registered operator - March 30, 2005

It was observed at Hamburg in DBA livery - March 30, 2005

It was observed with 'Welcome to Football' titles - April 2006

Ferried Berlin (Tegel) - Eindhoven for repainting into the Air Berlin livery - November 28, 2006

Rolled out at Eindhoven in the Air Berlin livery - December 03, 2006

Leased to Air Berlin as the registered operator - December 09, 2006

Withdrawn from use and stored - January 2008

Prepared for lease to Alliance Airlines - 2007

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FSW - August 14, 2008

Registered to F100 Pty Ltd, Subiaco, W. A., Australia

Leased to Skywest Airlines (Australia) Pty Ltd as the registered operator

Ferried Berlin (Tegel) - East Midlands in the 'Air Berlin' livery - August 21, 2008

Ferried East Midlands - Woensdrecht after repainting into the 'Skywest' livery - September 01, 2008

It arrived at Perth on completion of the ferry flight to Australia - October 10, 2008

Leased to Skywest Airlines at $US106,000 per month for 64 months - October 11, 2008

Operated its first revenue service Perth - Telfer as XR267 - October 23, 2008

Virgin Australia announced its intention to acquire Skywest Airlines - October 30, 2012

Virgin Australia finalised the acquisition of Skywest Airlines - April 11, 2013

Skywest Airlines was officially renamed Virgin Australia Regional Airlines - May 03, 2013

Operated the final Skywest service under the 'XR' designator Broome - Perth as XR16 - August 01, 2013

The aircraft was named 'Bremer Bay'

Registered to Virgin Australia Regional Airlines Pty Ltd - March 16, 2021

Current with Virgin Australia Regional Airlines

 

 

D-AGPR. DBA - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, April 2005.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-570.)

D-AGPR. DBA - in the standard livery at Nuremberg Airport, August 2005.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-660.)

D-AGPR. Air Berlin - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, November 2007.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-653.)

VH-FSW. Skywest - in the standard livery at East Midlands Airport, September 2008.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-359.)

VH-FSW. Skywest - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, July 15, 2009.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-490.)

VH-FSW. Skywest - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, March 17, 2010.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-434.)

VH-FSW. Skywest - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, July 25, 2011.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-661.)

VH-FSW. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, November 09, 2012.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-489.)

VH-FSW. Skywest - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, January 26, 2013.

(M. Lynam Copyright Image 1995-455.)

VH-FSW. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, March 14, 2013.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-494.)

VH-FSW. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, March 14, 2013.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-495.)

VH-FSW. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, May 08, 2013.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-662.)

VH-FSW. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, May 08, 2013.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-663.)

VH-FSW. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, May 08, 2013.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-664.)

VH-FSW. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, May 08, 2013.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-665.)

VH-FSW. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, May 08, 2013.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-666.)

VH-FSW. Skywest - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 12, 2017.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-216.)

VH-FSW. Skywest - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 12, 2017.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-217.)

VH-FSW. Skywest - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 12, 2017.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-218.)

VH-FSW. Skywest - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 16, 2017.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-219.)

VH-FSW. Skywest - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 07, 2017.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-214.)

VH-FSW. Skywest - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 07, 2017.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-215.)

VH-FSW. Virgin Australia - 'Bremer Bay' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 12, 2018.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-220.)

VH-FSW. Virgin Australia - 'Bremer Bay' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 12, 2018.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-221.)