VH-FNH Fokker F.27-050

VH-FNH. Fokker F27-050. c/n 20113.

Was also registered as: RP-C7636.

This was the eighth of ten aircraft ordered new by Ansett - February 13, 1985

Ansett was the launch customer for this aircraft type

The temporary export registration 'E-928 / PH-EXY' was reserved by Fokker Aircraft B.V. - January 20, 1988

First flown as 'PH-EXY' - January 29, 1988

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FNH - February 10, 1988

Registered to JL Leasing Co. Ltd, Tokyo, Japan

Leased to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd as the registered operator

The aircraft was cleared for export to Australia - February 10, 1988

Accepted by Ansett at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - February 11, 1988

It was configured to seat 50 passengers

Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the delivery flight to Australia as AN50 - February 12, 1988

It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - February 17, 1988

Delivery route: Amsterdam - Athens - Cairo - Bahrain - Karachi - Calcutta - Bangkok - Seletar - Denpasar -

Darwin - Alice Springs - Melbourne

Flight crew: Captains K. Duncan, J. M. A. Lanning, G. Bysouth; LAMEs M. Newsome, M. Williams, J. Ng

Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Devonport as AN885 - March 14, 1988

Operated its final Ansett revenue service Launceston - Melbourne (Tullamarine) - April 06, 1991

Leased to Ansett Express - April 1991

Returned to Ansett and stored at Melbourne (Tullamarine) - June 30, 1993

The aircraft had flown 3,754 hours with 4,146 cycles

It was prepared for lease to Rajair, India

It was rolled out in the standard Rajair livery at Melbourne (Tullamarine) - August 17, 1993

Registered to Ansett Aviation Equipment Pty Ltd - September 21, 1993

It was allocated the Indian registration 'VT-RAC' but this was not taken up as the lease did not eventuate

Returned to Ansett service in the basic Rajair livery without titles - November 02, 1993

It acquired Ansett Express titles and was operated as such for at least one week

Transferred to Ansett Australia - June 1994

Operated its last service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Canberra - Melbourne (Tullamarine) - September 09, 1994

Leased to Skywest Airlines as the registered operator - October 05, 1994

Registered to Skywest Airlines Pty Ltd - February 17, 1995

Returned to Ansett Australia at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) at the end of the lease - January 28, 1996

Returned to service with Ansett Australia - January 31, 1996

Registered to Ansett Australia Ltd, Melbourne - January 31, 1996

Operated its final Ansett revenue service Coffs Harbour - Sydney (Captain P. Eccen) as AN541 - April 01, 1996

Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) for storage - April 02, 1996

Leased to Skywest Airlines - April 30, 1996

Registered to Skywest Airlines Pty Ltd - April 30, 1996

Operated its last Ansett revenue service Leinster - Perth as AN6594 - September 13, 2001

Ansett suspended all operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001

This aircraft was returned to service under administration Perth - Leonora as AN7695 - September 24, 2001

Skywest Airlines was sold to Airline Investments Ltd - February 21, 2002

The aircraft was named 'Shire of Carnarvon' - June 2005

Registered to Skywest Airlines (Australia) Pty Ltd - March 14, 2006

Virgin Australia announced its intention to acquire Skywest Airlines - October 30, 2012

Virgin Australia finalised the acquisition of Skywest Airlines - April 11, 2013

Skywest Airlines was renamed Virgin Australia Regional Airlines - May 07, 2013

Operated its final revenue service Esperance - Perth as VOZ2633 - February 27, 2016

Operated a 'crew-funded' one-hour farewell flight around Perth as VA9061 - February 27, 2016

Withdrawn from use and placed in temporary storage at Perth Airport

Ferried Perth (08:29 local) - Alice Springs (flight time 4 hours 1 minute) for storage - April 17, 2016

Ownership transferred to Aero-Pioneer Group - August 20216

Registered to APU Investors LLC, Delaware, USA - September 20, 2016

Leased to JMC Investments Pty Ltd, Hamilton, Victoria as the registered operator

Ferried Darwin - Kupang on its intended ferry flight to Zanzibar as SYU1604 - December 19, 2016

Ferried Kupang - Singapore (Seletar) for storage - ?

It was observed stored at Singapore (Seletar) with 'VH-FNB' - April 05, 2017

It was reported that the aircraft would be operated by Fanjet Express Ltd, Kenya - May 2017

This report was dismissed with the aircraft now to sold to another airline - June 03, 2017

Both 'VH-FNB' and 'VH-FNH' were offered for sale, where is - June 13, 2017

It was reported that the aircraft had been sold to MayAir, Mexico - September 25, 2017

Was observed stored at Singapore (Seletar) with no maintenance having been carried out since its arrival - February 2018

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - October 09, 2018

Entered onto the Philippines Aircraft Register as RP-C7636 - March 2019

Registered to Leading Edge Air Services Corporation as the registered operator

Test flown Singapore (Seletar) - Singapore (Seletar) - April 12, 2019

Departed Singapore (Seletar) on the ferry flight to the Philippines - April 14, 2019

During the ferry flight the aircraft diverted to Kuching (Malaysia) where it overnighted

Diversion was due to a faulty aircraft transponder

Ferried Kuching - Manilla (Clark) - April 15, 2019

It was observed at Manilla (Clark) in the basic 'Skywest' livey - October 20, 2019

Current with Leading Edge Air Services

VH-FNH. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, July 07, 1988.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1997-032.)

VH-FNH. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, July 08, 1988.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1997-349.)

VH-FNH. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Brisbane Airport, September 1988.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1997-033.)

VH-FNH. Ansett Express - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, February 1991.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 1997-058.)

VH-FNH. Ansett Express - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Brisbane Airport, March 1991.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1997-034.)

VH-FNH. Rajair - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, September 1993.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1997-038.)

VH-FNH. Rajair - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, September 1993.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 1997-040.)

VH-FNH. Rajair - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, September 1993.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 1997-039.)

VH-FNH. Ansett Express - in the basic 'Rajair' livery at Canberra Airport, November 1993.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 1997-065.)

VH-FNH. Ansett Express - in the basic 'Rajair' livery without titles at Canberra Airport, November 1993.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 1997-059.)

VH-FNH. Ansett Australia - in the 'Union Jack' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, January 06, 1994.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1997-036.)

VH-FNH. Skywest - in the Ansett 'Union Jack' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 1994.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 1997-037.)

VH-FNH. Skywest Airlines - in the Ansett 'Union Jack' livery at Perth Airport, May 1995.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1997-478.)

VH-FNH. Skywest Airlines - in the Ansett 'Union Jack' livery at an unknown airport, November 1995.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1997-060.)

VH-FNH. Skywest Airlines - in the Ansett 'Starmark' livery at Brisbane Airport, January 1998.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1997-041.)

VH-FNH. Skywest - in the partial Ansett 'Starmark' livery at Perth Airport, June 2003.

(G. Wood Copyright Image 1997-082.)

VH-FNH. Skywest - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, May 2005.

(G. Wood Copyright Image 1997-096.)

VH-FNH. Skywest - 'Shire of Carnarvon' in the standard livery at Perth Airport, December 2005.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1997-820.)

VH-FNH. Skywest - 'Shire of Carnarvon' in the standard livery at Perth Airport, December 23, 2008.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1997-483.)

VH-FNH. Skywest - 'Shire of Carnarvon' in the standard livery at Perth Airport, January 26, 2009.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1997-154.)

VH-FNH. Skywest - 'Shire of Carnarvon' in the standard livery at Perth Airport, May 20, 2009.

VH-FNH. Skywest - 'Shire of Carnarvon' in the standard livery at Perth Airport, March 24, 2010.

VH-FNH. Skywest - 'Shire of Carnarvon' in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, March 26, 2010.

VH-FNH. Skywest - 'Shire of Carnarvon' in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, June 28, 2010.

VH-FNH. Skywest - 'Shire of Carnarvon' in the standard livery at Perth Airport, September 06, 2010.

VH-FNH. Skywest - 'Shire of Carnarvon' in the standard livery at Perth Airport, May 28, 2011.

VH-FNH. Skywest - 'Shire of Carnarvon' in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, July 14, 2011.

VH-FNH. Skywest - 'Shire of Carnarvon' in the standard livery at Perth Airport, January 24, 2012.

VH-FNH. Skywest - 'Shire of Carnarvon' in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, November 08, 2012.

VH-FNH. Skywest - 'Shire of Carnarvon' in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, March 13, 2013.

VH-FNH. Skywest - 'Shire of Carnarvon' in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, March 18, 2013.

VH-FNH. Skywest - 'Shire of Carnarvon' in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, May 10, 2013.

VH-FNH. Skywest - 'Shire of Carnarvon' in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, June 06, 2013.

VH-FNH. Skywest - 'Shire of Carnarvon' in the standard livery at Perth Airport, July 08, 2013.