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VH-VKN. Fokker F28-0100. c/n 11459. Was also registered as: N1450Y; HB-JVE. |
This aircraft was ordered new by American Airlines - ? It was part of an order for 75 aircraft with an option on another 75 airframes The registration 'N1450Y' was reserved by American Airlines - September 16, 1988 The temporary export registration 'E-1268 / PH-EZD' was applied to the aircraft - April 07, 1993 The temporary export registration 'E-1268 / PH-EZD' was reserved by Fokker Aircraft B.V. - April 08, 1993 First flown as 'PH-EZD' in the 'American Airlines' livery - June 01, 1993 Powered by Rolls Royce Tay 650-15 engines It was cleared for export to the United States - June 09, 1993 The temporary export registration 'E-1268 / PH-EZD' was removed from the aircraft - June 09, 1993 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N1450Y - June 09, 1993 Registered to American Airlines Inc Accepted by American Airlines at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - June 09, 1993 Ferried Amsterdam (Schiphol) - Woensdrecht as AAL9465 - June 10, 1993 Ferried Woensdrecht - Amsterdam (Schiphol) as AAL9499 - June 29, 1993 Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the ferry flight to the United States via Keflavik - June 29, 1993 Operated its first revenue service Chicago - New York (Steward) - July 01, 1993 The aircraft was badly damaged when it struck a flock of birds shortly after take-off - September 04, 2003 It was operating the Chicago (La Guardia) - New York (Flushing) service as AAL549 The crew diverted to New York (JFK) where an emergency landing was carried out No injuries were sustained by the 38 people on board Repaired and returned to servive - September 2003 Operated its final American Airlines revenue service - ? Ferried Tulsa - Mojave for storage - November 05, 2003 Sold to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest - November 21, 2003 Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest - November 21, 2003 Sold to Airfleet Credit Corporation - November 21, 2003 It arrived at East Midlands on completion of the ferry flight in the 'Americian Airlines' livery - January 17, 2004 The flight was carried out by Southern Cross International Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - May 03, 2004 Entered onto the Swiss Aircraft Register as HB-JVE - May 2004 Registered to Airfleet Credit Corporation Leased to Helvetic Airways as the registered operator - May 2004 It was observed at Zurich (Kloten) in the 'Helvetic' livery - May 20, 2004 It was observed at Stuttgart in the white fuselage red tail livery - May 08, 2013 The aircraft was damaged at Nuremberg when the APU exploded during de-icing operations - January 20, 2015 It was preparing to operate the Nuremberg - Zurich service as LX1189 Operated its final revenue service Luxembourg - Zurich (Kloten) as LX755 - December 28, 2018 It was withdrawn from service and stored at Zurich - December 28, 2018 Ferried Zurich (Kloten) - Bratislava for storage - January 17, 2019 Sold to Alliance Airlines - July 2019 Test flown Bratislava - Bratislava - October 09, 2019 Departed Bratislava on the ferry flight to Australia as SXI1949 - October 10, 2019 It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the ferry flight - October 14, 2019 Ferry route: Bratislava - Hughada - Muscat - Nagpur - Penang - Surabaya - Darwin - Brisbane The ferry flight was carried out by Southern Cross International Cancelled from the Swiss Aircraft Register - October 2019 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VKN - October 21, 2019 Registered to Alliance Airlines Pty Ltd, Brisbane The aircraft is currently stored at Brisbane - 2020 |
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HB-JVE. Helvetic Airways - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, September 2016. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-112.) |
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VH-VKN. Alliance - in the 'Helvetic Airways' livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-085.) |