VH-VKO. Fokker F28-0100. c/n 11466.

Was also registered as: N1454D; HB-JVF.

 

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 'N1454D' was reserved by American Airlines - September 16, 1988

The temporary export registration 'E-1278 / PH-EZK' was applied to the aircraft - May 14, 1993

The temporary export registration 'E-1278 / PH-EZK' was reserved by Fokker Aircraft B.V. - May 17, 1993

First flown as 'PH-EZK' in the 'American Airlines' livery - July 13, 1993

Powered by Rolls Royce Tay 650-15 engines

Sold to Fokker Aircraft USA, Inc - July 21, 1993

It was cleared for export to the United States - July 22, 1993

The temporary export registration 'E-1278 / PH-EZK' was removed from the aircraft - July 22, 1993

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N1454D - July 1993

Registered to American Airlines Inc

Accepted by American Airlines at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - July 22, 1993

It was configured with 8 Business Class and 79 Economy Class seats

It was ferried Amsterdam (Schipol) - Woensdrecht - July 23, 1993

Ferried Woensdrecht - Amsterdam (Schiphol) - August 10, 1993

Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the ferry flight to the United States via Keflavik - August 12, 1993

Operated its first revenue service Chicago - Pittsburg - August 1993

Operated its final American Airlines revenue service Atlanta - Dallas (Fort Worth) - March 2003

Ferried Dallas (Fort Worth) - Mojave for storage - March 07, 2003

The aircraft had flown 23,600 hours with 15,027 cycles

Sold to Air Fleets Credit Corporation / Wells Fargo Bank Northwest - November 03, 2003

Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest - November 04, 2003

It arrived at East Midlands on completion of the ferry flight in the 'Americian Airlines' livery - February 14, 2004

The flight was carried out by Southern Cross International as SXA408

It was observed at East Midlands in the 'American Airlines' livery - March 16, 2004

It was observed at East Midlands in the 'Helvetic' livery - May 01, 2004

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - June 08, 2004

Entered onto the Swiss Aircraft Register as HB-JVF - June 15, 2004

Registered to Airfleet Credit Corporation

Leased to Helvetic Airways as the registered operator

It was configured to seat 100 passengers

It was observed at Amsterdam (Schiphol) in the purple Helvetic livery - July 28, 2004

It was observed at Palma de Majorca with 'Shanon' decal - October 16, 2004

It was observed at Brussels in the white fuselage red tail livery - July 26, 2009

Leased to Lufthansa for the summer travel season - 2018

The aircraft was based at Munich and was operated without any Lufthansa decals

Operated its final revenue service Maeseille - Zurich (Kloten) as LX2577 / SWR248Q - June 09, 2019

Ferried Zurich (Kloten) - Bratislava for storage as OAW9552 - June 14, 2019

Sold to Alliance Airlines - July 2019

Departed Bratislava on the ferry flight to Australia as SXI1947 - September 05, 2019

It arrived at Perth on completion of the ferry flight - September 08, 2019

Ferry route: Bratislava - Hurghada - Muscat - Coimbatore - Penang - Juanda - Surabaya - Darwin - Perth

The ferry flight was conducted by Southern Cross International

Cancelled from the Swiss Aircraft Register - September 2019

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register - September 24, 2019

Registered to Alliance Airlines Pty Limited, Eagle Farm, Brisbane

It was observed stored at Perth without engines in the basic 'Helvetic' livery - November 06, 2019

It is reported that this aircraft will be used for parts