VH-FZO. Fokker F28-0100. c/n 11305.

Was also registered as: PH-LMY; PT-MRH; XA-MRH; N305MX.

 

This aircraft was ordered new by GPA Fokker 100 Ltd for Pan Am but it was not taken up - December 1989

Taken over by Fokker for an 'Iran Air' order

The tmporary export registration 'E-1060 / PH-EZO' was applied to the aircraft - August 28, 1990

The export of this aircraft to Ireland for lease to Iran Air was suspended

The aircraft was stored in Transavia hangar at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - August 31, 1990

Registration 'PH-LMY' was eserved by Fokker Aircraft BV, Amsterdam - March 05, 1991

The tmporary export registration 'E-1060 / PH-LMY' was applied to the aircraft - March 07, 1991

Registered to Fokker Aircraft, BV, Amsterdam BvL 4239

First flown as 'PH-LMY' in primer - March 19, 1991

Powered by Rolls Royce Tay 650-15 engines

Ferried Amsterdam (Schiphol) - Maastricht for painting - April 03, 1991

Leased to Aircraft Finance and Trading, Amsterdam as registered operator - April 12, 1991

The intended lease to Iran Air as 'EP-IDI' did not eventuate

Ferried Maastricht - Woensdrecht in an 'all-whit' livery - April 12, 1991

Stored at Woensdrecht by GPA Fokker 100 Ltd - April 18, 1991

The temporary export registration 'E-1060 / PH-EZO' was removed from the aircraft - April 22, 1991

Temporary registration PH-EZO cancelled - April 22, 1991

Registered to GPA Fokker 100 Ltd - July 18, 1991

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-LMY - September 30, 1992

Registered to GPA Fokker Finance Ltd, Ireland

Leased to Aircraft Finance and Trading BV, Amsterdam as the registered operator

The export registration 'E-1226' was requested for export of the aircraft to Brazil - October 20, 1992

Test flown Woensdrecht - Rotterdam - Woensdrecht in 'TAM' livery - October 22, 1992

The temporary export registration marks 'E-1226 / PH-LMY' were removed from the aircraft - November 05, 1992

Entered onto the Brazilian Aircraft Register as PT-MRH - November 05, 1992

Registered to GPA Fokker 100 Ltd

Leased to TAM as the registered operator

The aircraft had flown 1,346 hours with 1,634 cycles - June 30, 1993

It was observed with 'Brazil 500 Years' titles - April 10, 2004

Returned to GPA Fokker 100 Ltd at the end of the lease - 2006

It arived at Woensdrecht in an 'all-white' livery - May 08, 2006

Departed Sao Paulo on the ferry flight to Mexico - March 13, 2008

Ferry route: Sao Paulo - Manaos - Mexico City

Entered onto the Mexican Aircraft Register as XA-MRH - March 2008

Leased to Click Mexicana as the registered operator

Operated its last Click revenue service - August 28, 2010

Returned to GECAS at the end of the lease

Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA Trustee - 2011

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N305MX - March 10, 2011

Registered to Jet LLC - March 10, 2011

Ferried Mexico City - Laredo - Fort Worth (Spinks) in the 'Mexicana Click' livery - May 27, 2011

Departed Fort Worth on the ferry flight to Netherlands - June 08, 2011

It arrived at Woensdrecht on completion of the ferry flight - June 14, 2011

Ferry route: Fort Worth (Spinks) - Indianapolis - Goose Bay - Keflavik - Woensdrecht

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - June 16, 2011

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-LMY - September 14, 2011

Registered to Fokker Aircraft Services BV

It was parked at Woensdrecht in the 'Click' livery for overhaul and awaiting lease / sale - October 14, 2011

Test flown at Woensdrecht - October 17, 2011

It was observed parked at Woensdrecht in 'Click' livery - November 19, 2011

It was observed at Woensdrecht in 'kywest Airlines' livery - February 24, 2012

Test flown at Woensdrecht - March 08 and March 13, 2012

Departed Woensdrecht on the delivery flight to Australia - March 16, 2012

It arrived at Perth on completion of the delivery flight - March 19, 2012

The delivery flight was conducted by Southern Cross Aviation as SXI-1229

Delivery route: Woensdrecht - Trabazon - Al Ain - Nagpur - Penang - Halim - Perth

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FZO - March 22, 2012

Registered to Skywest Airlines (Singapore) Pte Ltd

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

Operated its first revenue service Perth - Barimunya as XR415 - September 12, 2012

Registered to Captivevision Capital (Singapore) - May 15, 2015

Leased to Skywest as the registered operator

Registered to Virgin Australia Regional Airlines Pty Ltd - July 27, 2015

Operated its final revenue service - December 04, 2019

Ferried Perth - Melbourne (Avalon) for storage - January 24, 2020

The aircraft was scrapped at Melbourne (Avalon) - November 2020

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 12, 2020

 

 

VH-FZO. Skywest - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, September 12, 2012.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-487.)

VH-FZO. Skywest - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, November 01, 2012.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-387.)

VH-FZO. Skywest - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 07, 2012.

(R. Brown Copyright Image 1995-386.)

VH-FZO. Skywest - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 07, 2012.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-228.)

VH-FZO. Skywest - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, March 16, 2013.

(M. Lynam Copyright Image 1995-470.)

VH-FZO. Skywest - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, March 28, 2013.

(M. Lynam Copyright Image 1995-515.)

VH-FZO. Skywest - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, July 08, 2013.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-229.)

VH-FZO. Skywest - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, December 2014.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-239.)