VH-UQD. Fokker F28-0100. c/n 11460.

Was also registered as: N1451N; HB-JVA; OM-ACC; PH-ZFS; OE-LVO.

 

This aircraft was ordered new by American Airlines - ?

The American registration 'N1451N' reserved by American Airlines - September 16, 1988

The temporary export registration 'E-1269 / PH-EZE' was applied to the aircraft - April 07, 1993

The temporary export registration 'E-1269 / PH-EZE' was reserved by Fokker Aircraft B.V. - April 08, 1993

First flown as 'PH-EZE' in the 'American Airlines' livery - June 07, 1993

Powered by Rolls Royce Tay 650-15 engines

The temporary export registration 'E-1269 / PH-EZE' was removed from the aircraft - June 16, 1993

The aircraft was cleared for export to the United States - June 17, 1993

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N1451N - June 17, 1993

Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA

Leased to American Airlines as the registered operator

Accepted by American Airlines at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - June 17, 1993

Ferried Amsterdam (Schiphol) - Woensdrecht for modifications - June 18, 1993

Ferried Woensdrecht - Amsterdam (Schiphol) - July 07, 1993

Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the ferry flight to the United States via Keflavik - July 08, 1993

Operated its first revenue service Chicago (O'Hare) - Stewart - July 09, 1993

Operated its last revenue service Montery - Dallas (Fort Worth) - May 01, 2003

Ferried United States - United Kingdom for overhaul by BMI - September 2003

It arrived at East Midlands on completion of the ferry flight - September 20, 2003

Rolled out at East Midlands in the 'Helvetic' (pink-red) livery - November 01, 2003

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - November 21, 2003

Entered onto the Swiss Aircraft Register as HB-JVA - November 2003

Registered to - ?

Ferried East Midlands - Zurich on delivery to Helvetic Airlines - November 25, 2003

It was observed at Alicante in service with Helvetic - November 28, 2003

The aircraft was ferried Zurich - Woensdrecht for maintenance - April 05, 2005

Cancelled from the Swiss Aircraft Register - June 2005

Entered onto the Slovak Aircraft Register as OM-AAC - June 13, 2005

Registered to Aircraft Credit Corporation

Leased to Slovak Airlines as the registered operator

Ferried Woensdrecht - Bratislava on delivery to Slovak Airlines - June 13, 2005

The aircraft was named 'Nitra'

Operated its first Slovak Airlines revenue service Bratislava - Brussels - June 21, 2005

Slovak Airlines ceases all operations - 2007

The aircraft is ferried Bratislava - Vienna - Woenstrecht for maintenance - February 02, 2007

Cancelled from the Slovak Aircraft Register - March 2007

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-ZFS - March 13, 2007

Registered to Fokker Services BV

It was observed stored at Woensdrecht in the Slovak Airlines livery without registration markings - June 16, 2007

It was observed stored at Woensdrecht in the Slovak Airlines livery without registration markings - March 13, 2008

It was ferried Woensdrecht - Amsterdam (Schiphol) for repainting by QAPS - June 16, 2008

Ferried Amsterdam (Schiphol) - Vienna in the 'Austrian Arrow' livery - July 01, 2008

Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - October 29, 2008

Entered onto the Austrian Aircraft Register as OE-LVO - October 29, 2008

Leased to Austrian Arrow (Tyrolean Airways) as the registered operator

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

Withdrawn from use by Tryrolean Airways at Vienna - ?

Ferried Vienna - Bratislava for overhaul and repainting - March 31, 2017

Test flown Bratislava - Bratislava - June 20, 2017

Cancelled from the Austrian Aircraft Register - ??

Sold to Alliance Airlines Pty Ltd - ?

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-UQD -June 28, 2017

Registered to Alliance Airlines Pty Ltd, Eagle Farm, Brisbane

Test flown Bratislava - Bratislava - October 27, 2017

Departed Bratislava on the ferry flight to Australia - October 28, 2017

It arrived at Perth on completion of the ferry flight - October 2017

Operated its first revenue service - ?

Current with Alliance Airlines

 

 

HB-JVA. Helvetic - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, June 2004.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996.342.)

VH-UQD. Alliance - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, August 12, 2018.

(D. Gibbs Copyright Image 1996.341.)