VH-XWR. Fokker F28-0100. c/n 11306.

Was also registered as: N864US; PH-CXG; D-AGPG.

 

This aircraft was ordered new by US Air Inc - ?

The temporary export registration 'E-1031 / PH-EZF' was applied to the aircraft - January 17, 1990

The temporary export registration 'E-1031 / PH-EZF' was reserved by Fokker Aircraft B.V. - January 26, 1990

First flown as 'PH-EZF' in the 'US Air' livery - June 06, 1990

Powered by Rolls Royce Tay 650-15 engines

Sold to Fokker Aircraft USA, Inc - June 18, 1990

The temporary export registration 'E-1031 / PH-EZF' was removed from the aircraft - June 20, 1990

The aircraft was cleared for export to the United States - June 21, 1990

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N864US - June 21, 1990

Registered to Fokker Aircraft USA Inc

Leased to US Airways as the registered operator

Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the delivery flight to the United States via Keflavik - June 21, 1990

It had flown 7,230 hours with 6,609 cycles - June 30, 1993

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

Operated its final revenue service Raleigh - Durham - Pittsburgh - September 28, 2001

Withdrawn from service and ferried Pittsburgh - Mojave for storage - October 04, 2001

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

Sold to Wilmington Trust Company - April 30, 2003

Registered to Wilmington Trust Company - June 09, 2003

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

It arrived at Woensdrecht on completion of the ferry flight from the United States as SXA23 - August 09, 2003

The ferry flight carried out by Southern Cross Aviation

It was observed at Woensdrecht as 'PH-CXG' in the 'US Airways' livery - July 06, 2003

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - July 2003

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-CXG - August 14, 2003

Registered to Aircraft Finance and Trading BvL 6483

Test flown at Woensdrecht - October 14, 2003

Ferried Woensdrecht - Amsterdam (Schiphol) for repainting by QAPS - October 16, 2003

Cockpit door modifications were also carried out whilst the aircraft was a Amsterdam

Ferried Amsterdam (Schiphol) - Woensdrecht - October 28, 2003

Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - October 31, 2003

Entered onto the German Aircraft Register as D-AGPG - October 31, 2003

Registered to Pembroke Capital Aircraft (Shannon) Ltd

Leased to Germania Fluggesellschaft GmbH as the registered operator

Wet-leased to DBA and observed at Ingolstadt with 'www.flydba.com' titles - November 17, 2005

It was observed at Munich with 'Willkommen Zum Fussball' and 'Puma' logo - March 06, 2006

Ferried Munich - Berlin (Templehof) in Air Berlin livery for storage - December 31, 2007

An intended lease to Contact Air International did not eventuate

Ferried Berlin (Tegel) - Woensdrecht for overhaul at the end of the lease to Air Berlin - October 10, 2008

Ferried Woensdrecht - Eindhoven for repainting into an' all-white' livery - October 20, 2008

Ferried Eindhoven - Berlin (Schonefeld) in an 'all-white' livery - November 03, 2008

It arrived at Woensdrecht in an 'all-white' livery for storage - April 10, 2009

It was observed stored at Woensdrecht in an 'all-white' livery - June 04, 2009

Cancelled from the German Aircraft Register - ?

Prepared at Woensdrecht for sale to Alliance Airlines, Australia

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-XWR - September 14, 2010

Registered to Alliance Airlines Pty Ltd, Brisbane

It was observed in an 'all-white' livery at Woensdrecht - October 10, 2010

Departed Woensdrecht on the ferry flight to Australia as SXI1033 - November 11, 2010

It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the ferry flight - November 14, 2010

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

The ferry flight was carried out by Southern Cross International

Operated its first revenue service - ?

Current with Alliance Airlines

 

 

N864US. US Air - in the revised livery at Pittsburg Airport, May 1992.

(E. Greenman Copyright Image 1995-760.)

D-AGPG. DBA - in the standard livery with additional 'Welcome To Football' titles at Munich Airport, March 2006.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-678.)

VH-XWR. Alliance - in the all-white livery at Brisbane Airport, March 2011.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-541.)

VH-XWR. Alliance - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, November 12, 2011.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-600.)

VH-XWR. Alliance - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, November 20, 2011.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-601.)

VH-XWR. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 14, 2013.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-320.)

VH-XWR. Alliance - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, April 11, 2013.

(M. Lynam Copyright Image 1995-500.)

VH-XWR. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 18, 2019.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 1996-321.)