VH-XWP. Fokker F28-0100. c/n 11281.

Was also registered as: N853US; PH-CXD; D-AGPD.

 

This aircraft was ordered new by US Air Inc - ?

The temporary export registration 'E-966 / PH-EZI' was applied to the aircraft - December 05, 1988

Temporary export registration 'E-966 / PH-EZI' was reserved by Fokker Aircraft B.V. - December 06, 1988

First flown as 'PH-EZI' in the 'US Air' livery - October 06, 1989

Powered by Rolls Royce Tay 650-15 engines

Sold to Fokker Aircraft USA, Inc - October 18, 1989

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N853US - October 18, 1989

Registered to Fokker Aircraft USA Inc

Leased to US Airways as the registered operator

The temporary export registration 'E-966 / PH-EZI' was removed from the aircraft - October 19, 1989

The aircraft was cleared for export to the United States - October 20, 1989

Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the ferry flight to the United States via Keflavik - October 21, 1989

Sold to US Air Inc - October 25, 1989

Registered to US Air Inc - October 27, 1989

It had flown 8,878 hours with 8,238 cycles - June 30, 1993

Ferried Keflavik - Rotterdam as USA8001 - September 24, 1994

Ferried Rotterdam - Woensdrecht for its 12,000 hour inspection and repainting - September 26, 1994

Test flown Woensdrecht - Eindhoven - Woensdrecht - October 14, 1994

Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the return ferry flight to the United States via Keflavik - October 16, 1994

Registered to US Airways when US Air changed its name - February 27, 1997

Operated its final revenue service Raleigh - Durham - Pittsburgh - October 06, 2001

Withdrawn from service and ferried Pittsburgh - Mojave for storage - October 10, 2001

Sold to Germania Fluggesellschaft GmbH - December 12, 2002

Sold to Pembroke Capital Aircraft (Shannon) Ltd - April 30, 2003

Sold to Wilmington Trust Company - April 30, 2003

The Dutch registration 'PH-CXD' was reserved by Aircraft Finance and Trading - 2003

It arrived at Woensdrecht on completion of the ferry flight from the United States - July 22, 2003

The ferry flight carried out by Southern Cross Aviation as SXA24

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - ?

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-CXD - September 04, 2003

Registered to Aircraft Finance and Trading BvL 6458

Ferried Woensdrecht - Amsterdam (Schiphol) for repainting by QAPS - November 14, 2003

Ferried Amsterdam (Schiphol) - Woensdrecht on the completion of the repaint - November 26, 2003

Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - November 26, 2003

Entered onto the German Aircraft Register as D-AGPD - November 26, 2003

Registered to Pembroke Capital Aircraft (Shannon) Ltd

Leased to Germania Fluggesellschaft GmbH as the registered operator

Operated its first Germania revenue service - November 28, 2003

Sub-leased to DBA in the standard livery - October 27, 2005

It was observed with 'Willkommen zum Fussball' titles - May 2006

Sub-leased to Air Berlin - December 18, 2006

It arrived at Eindhoven for repainting - January 24, 2009

Returned to Germania at the end of the sub-lease - February 01, 2009

Ferried Eindhoven - Humberside in an 'all-white' livery for storage - February 04, 2009

Ferried Humberside - Woensdrecht in an 'all-white' livery as SXI-911 for storage - April 27, 2009

It was observed stored at Woensdrecht in an 'all-white' livery - February 25, 2010

It was observed stored at Woensdrecht in an 'all-white' livery - November 03, 2010

It was observed stored at Woensdrecht in an 'all-white' livery - March 31, 2011

Sold to Alliance Airlines - June 2011

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-XWP - June 07, 2011

Registered to Aircraft Leasing No 3 Pty Ltd, Brisbane

Leased to Alliance Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator

It was observed at Woensdrecht undergoing engine tests - August 12, 2011

Test flown at Woensdrecht - August 18, 2011

Departed Woensdrecht on the ferry flight to Australia as SXI1127 - August 25, 2011

It arrived at Adelaide (West Beach) on completion of the ferry flight - August 28, 2011

Ferry route: Woensdrecht - Trabzon - Al Ain - Nagpur - Penang - Kupang - Adelaide

The ferry flight was carried out by Southern Cross International

Ferried Adelaide (West Beach) - Perth as QQ991 - November 29, 2011

Operated its first revenue service Perth - Cloudbank as QQ670 - November 30, 2011

Current with Alliance Airlines

 

 

D-AGPD. DBA - in the standard livery at Munich Airport, March 06, 2006.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-771.)

D-AGPD. Air Berlin - in the standard livery at Munich Airport, March 2007.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-772.)

VH-XWP. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 10, 2011.

(R. Brown Copyright Image 1995-440.)

VH-XWP. Alliance - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, October 31, 2012.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-775.)

VH-XWP. Alliance - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, October 31, 2012.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-776.)

VH-XWP. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 15, 2031.

(R. Brown Copyright Image 1995-774.)

VH-XWP. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 15, 2015.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 1995-773.)

VH-XWP. Alliance - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, March 08, 2017.

(J. Mounce Copyright Image 1995-916.)