VH-UQN. Fokker F28-0100. c/n 11361.

Was also registered as: N1408D; C-GKZF; PH-ZFN; OE-LVM.

 

This aircraft was ordered new by American Airlines - March 1991

It was part of an order for 75 aircraft with an option on another 75 airframes

The temporary export registration 'E-1120 / PH-EZS' was applied to the aircraft - September 04, 1991

The temporary export registration 'E-1120 / PH-EZS' was reserved by Fokker Aircraft B.V. - September 04, 1991

First flown as 'PH-EZS' in the 'American Airlines' livery - October 10, 1991

Powered by Rolls Royce Tay 650-15 engines

The aircraft was sold to Fokker Aircraft USA, Inc - October 28, 1991

The temporary export registration 'E-1120 / PH-EZS' was removed from the aircraft - October 28, 1991

It was cleared for export to the United States - October 28, 1991

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N1408D - October 29, 1991

Registered to Fokker Aircraft N1408D Trust c/- Wilmington Trust, Wilmington, Delaware, USA

Leased to American Airlines Inc as the registered operator

Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the ferry flight to the United States - October 30, 1991

Operated its first revenue service Chicago (O'Hare) - Indianapolis - November 1991

The aircraft had flown 3,251 hours with 3,184 cycles - June 30, 1993

Operated its last revenue service ? - Tulsa - January 19, 2003

Ferried Tulsa - Mojave for storage - January 20, 2003

The aircraft had flown 26,076 hours with 18, 799 cycles - January 20, 2003

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - March 10, 2004

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GKZF - June 15, 2004

Registered to Jetsgo Corporation, St Laurent, Quebec, Canada

It was observed at Quebec in the Jetsgo livery - October 26, 2004

Jetsgo ceases operations - March 10, 2005

The aircraft was ferried Dinard - Woensdrecht for maintenance - June 18, 2005

Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - July 21, 2005

The Dutch registration 'PH-ZFN' reserved by Fokker Services BV - August 16, 2005

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-ZFN - September 20, 2005

Registered to Fokker Services B.V.

It was observed parked at Wonsdrecht in the Jetsgo livery as 'C-GKZF' - November 10, 2005

Entered onto the Austrian Aircraft Register as OE-LVM - June 2006

Registered to Fokker Services BV

Leased to Austrian Airlines as the registered operator

It was ferried Woensdrecht - Vienna on delivery to Austrian Arrows - June 09, 2006

Test flown Woensdrecht in the 'Austrian Arrow' livery - March 15, 2007

Departed Woensdrecht on lease to Tyrolean Airways - March 21, 2007

Leased to Tyrolean Airways as the registered operator

The aircraft was named 'Krasnodar'

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

It was observed at Vienna with 'Austrian Ski Team' titles on the Left Hand Side and

'Ski Austria' titles on the Right Hand Side of the fuselage - December 02, 2012

Ferried Bratislava - Vienna after having the special livery removed - January 11, 2013

Registered to Austrian Airlines - April 01, 2015

Withdrawn from use at Vienna - October 10, 2017

Sold to Alliance Aviation Slovakia - October 2017

Ferried Bratislava - Norwich for maintenance - September 06, 2018

Cancelled from the Austrian Aircraft Register - ?

Transferred to Alliance Airlines Pty Ltd, Eagle Farm, Brisbane - ?

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-UQN - September 18, 2018

Registered to Alliance Airlines Pty Ltd, Eagle Farm, Brisbane

Departed Norwich on the ferry flight to Australia as SXI1829 - November 22, 2018

It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the ferry flight - November 26, 2018

Ferry route: Norwich - Samsun (Turkey) - Al Ain - Nagpur - Subang - Kupang - Townsville - Brisbane

Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Trepell as QQ880 - December 17, 2018

Current with Alliance Airlines

 

 

OE-LVM. Austrian Arrows - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, June 2007.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-290.)

OE-LVM. Austrian - in the standard livery with additional 'Ski' titles and artwork at an unknown airport, December 2010.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-287.)

OE-LVM. Austrian - in the standard livery with additional 'Ski' titles and artwork at an unknown airport, January 2011.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-289.)

OE-LVM. Austrian - in the standard livery with additional 'Ski Team' titles and artwork at an unknown airport, March 2011.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-288.)

OE-LVM. Austrian - in the standard livery with additional 'Ski' titles and artwork at an unknown airport, July 2011.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-291.)