VH-UQA. Fokker F28-0100. c/n 11499.

Was also registered as: N1467A; OE-LVE.

 

This aircraft was ordered new by American Airlines - ?

The registration 'N1467A' was reserved by American Airlines - September 16, 1988

The temporary export registration 'E-1334 / PH-EZL' was applied to the aircraft - December 24, 1993

The temporary export registration 'E-1334 / PH-EZL' was reserved by Fokker Aircraft B.V. - December 28, 1993

First flown as 'PH-EZL' in the 'American Airlines' livery - February 03, 1994

Powered by Rolls Royce Tay 650-15 engines

Sold to Fokker Aircraft USA, Inc - February 15, 1994

This aircraft was cleared for export to the United States - February 17, 1994

The temporary export registration 'E-1334 / PH-EZL' was removed from the aircraft - February 17, 1994

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N1467A - February 18, 1994

Accepted by American Airlines at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - February 18, 1994

Ferried Amsterdam (Schiphol) - Woensdrecht for the fitment of long-range tanks - February 18, 1994

Ferried Woensdrecht - Amsterdam (Schiphol) - March 07, 1994

Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the delivery flight to the United States via Keflavik - March 08, 1994

Operated its first revenue service Chicago - Oaklahoma - March 09, 1994

Operated its final revenue service Minneapolis (St Paul) - Chicago (O'Hare) - April 03, 2004

Ferried Tulsa - Mojave for storage - April 06, 2004

Sold to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest - April 26, 2004

Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest

Departed Mojave on the ferry flight to Holland as SXA438 - June 29, 2004

It arrived at Woensdrecht on completion of the ferry flight for overhaul - June 30, 2004

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - July 01, 2004

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-ZFH - July 21, 2004

Registered to Fokker Services B.V. BvL 6606

The aircraft was prepared for lease to Austrian Airlines

Delivered to Austrian Airlines Lease & Finance Corp Ltd - November 11, 2004

Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - November 12, 2004

Entered onto the Austrian Aircraft Register as OE-LVE - Novmber 12, 2004

Leased to Austrian Arrows as the registered operator

The aircraft was named 'Zagreb'

Tyrolean Airways was acquired by Austrian Airlines - March 1998

In an attempt to consolidate its brand 'Tyrolean Airways' was renamed 'Austrian Arrows' - 2003

Management of 'Austrian Arrows' was carried out independently from the Tyrolean base at Innsbruck

The 'Austrian Arrows' livery was chosen to closely match that of the Austrian Airlines Group

Flights by the Austrian Airlines Group were carried out by Tyrolean Airways - July 01, 2012

This consolidation was a major effort to save Austrian Airlines from bankruptcy

Tyrolean Airways flight operations were reintegrated into Austrian Airlines - October 2014

All aircraft, flight operations and crew members were transferred back to Austrian Airlines - March 31, 2015

Tyrolean Airways was then dissolved having saved Austrian Airlines from bankruptcy

The aircraft acquired special decals 'Austrian say goodbye Fokker 1988 - 2017' - September 28, 2017

Operated its final revenue service Printina - Vienna as OS778 - December 31, 2017

Ferried Vienna - Bratislava for overhaul - January 18, 2018

Sold to Alliance Airlines, Australia

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-UQA - February 05, 2018

Registered to Alliance Airlines Pty Ltd, Brisbane

It was observed stored at Bratislava in the Austrian Arrows livery - February 28, 2018

Departed Bratislava on the ferry flight to Australia as SXI1802 - May 30, 2018

It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the ferry flight in the Alliance livery - June 04, 2018

Delivery route: Bratislava - Trabzon - El Aan- Nagpur - Kuala Lumpur - Koepang - Townsville - Brisbane

Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - ?

Current with Alliance Airlines

 

 

OE-LVE. Austrian Arrows - 'Zagreb' in the standard livery at an unknown airport, December 2000.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-958.)

OE-LVE. Austrian Arrows - 'Zagreb' in the standard livery with additional 'Austrian says goodbye Fokker' titles at an unknown airport, November 2017.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-959.)

VH-UQA. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 17, 2018.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-284.)