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in the Air Berlin livery - December 03, 2006 Leased to Air Berlin as the registered operator - December 09, 2006 Withdrawn from use and stored - January 2008 Prepared for lease to Alliance Airlines - 2007 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FSW - August 14, 2008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.) |