VH-QQX. Fokker F28-070. c/n 11571. Was also registered as: PH-RVE; HA-LMF; 9H-AFS. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Avianova - ? The temporary export registration 'E-1455 / PH-EZE' was applied to the aircraft - March 19, 1996 The temporary export registration 'E-1455 / PH-EZE' was reserved by Fokker Aircraft B.V. - March 25, 1996 First flown as 'PH-EZE' in the 'Avianova' livery - May 24, 1996 Powered by Rolls Royce Tay 620-15 engines It was observed at Amsterdam (Schipho) awaiting delivery to Avianova - June 1996 This aircraft was not delivered to Avianova and the order was subsequently cancelled It was used for demonstration flights to Ethiopian Airlines - September 30, 1996 It was used for demonstration flight to Ethiopian Airlines - October 19, 1996 The aircraft was placed in storage - January 01, 1997 Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-RVE - April 14, 1997 Registered to Fokker Aircraft B.V. Test flown as PH-RVE - May 01, 1997 Registered to Fokker Aircraft B.V. - June 27, 1997 Leased to Aircraft Finance and Trading as the registered operator Sold to Budapest Aircraft Finance 1 B.V. - December 22, 1997 Registered to Budapest Aircraft Finance 1 B.V. - January 09, 1998 Leased to Aircraft Finance and Trading as the registered operator Ferried Amsterdam (Schiphol) - Woensdrecht for overhaul and modification to VIP configuration Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - April 02, 1998 Entered onto the Hungarian Aircraft Register as HA-LMF - April 02, 1998 Registered to Budapest Aircraft Finance 1 B.V. Leased to Malev Hungarian Airlines as the registered operator This aircraft was to be operated by Malev for the Hungarian Government as a VIP transport Ferried Woensdrecht - Budapest on delivery to Malev - April 02, 1998 Sold to Gladiator Leasing - 2010 Ferried Budapest - Norwich for repainting - June 13, 2010 It was observed Budapest in an all-white livery - July 15, 2010 The intended lease to Georgian International Airlines as 4L-GIB did not eventuate - 2010 It was observed at Bratislava in all white livery as '9H-AFS' - November 23, 2010 The aircraft was owned by Gladiator Leasing Entered onto the Maltese Aircraft Register as 9H-AFS - November 29, 2010 Registered to Gladiator Leasing Leased to Comlux Aviation, Malta as the registered operator Comlux was a VIP charter operator and intended to use the aircraft in the Middle East It was returned to the lessor at the end of the lease - 2010 Prepared for lease / sale to Alliance Airlines, Australia - 2011 It was observed at Bratislava in the Alliance Airlines livery - June 28, 2011 Departed Bratislava on delivery flight to Australia - June 30, 2011 It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the delivery flight - July 02, 2011 Delivery route: Bratislava - Trabzon - Al Ain - Nagpur - Penang - Kupang - Brisbane The delivery flight was carried out by Southern Cross Aviation as SXI-1028 Cancelled from the Maltese Aircraft Register - July 2011 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-QQX - July 18, 2011 Registered to Aircraft Leasing No 3 Pty Ltd Leased to Alliance Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator Ferried Brisbane - Mackay - October 27, 2011 Operated first revenue service - ? Current with Alliance Airlines |
9H-AFS. Alliance - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, July 04, 2011. (N. K. Daw Copyright Image 1995-606.) |
9H-AFS. Alliance - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, July 04, 2011. (N. K. Daw Copyright Image 1995-607.) |
VH-QQX. Alliance - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, November 12, 2011. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-596.) |
VH-QQX. Alliance - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, November 20, 2011. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-597.) |
VH-QQX. Alliance - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, December 27, 2011. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-598.) |
VH-QQX. Alliance - in the standard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, February 02, 2012. (G. Canciani Copyright Image 1995-460.) |
VH-QQX. Alliance - in the standard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, February 02, 2012. (G. Canciani Copyright Image 1995-461.) |
VH-QQX. Alliance - in the standard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, May 31, 2012. (G. Canciani Copyright Image 1995-462.) |
VH-QQX. Alliance - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, August 28, 2012. (R. Finlayson Copyright Image 1995-531.) |
VH-QQX. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 24, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1995-723.) |
VH-QQX. Alliance - in the standard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, February 03, 2015. (G. Canciani Copyright Image 1995-725.) |
VH-QQX. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 19, 2015. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1995-724.) |
VH-QQX. Alliance - in the standard livery with additional 'Mission Impossible' titles at Brisbane Airport, August 2015. (C. Laugier Copyright Image 1996-278.) |
VH-QQX. Alliance - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 31, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1995-952.) |
VH-QQX. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, March 25, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1995-951.) |
VH-QQX. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 28, 2018. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1995-953.) |
VH-QQX. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 16, 2018. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-279.) |
VH-QQX. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 12, 2018. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1995-954.) |
VH-QQX. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 24, 2018. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1995-955.) |
VH-QQX. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 16, 2019. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1995-950.) |