VH-PAE. Boeing 727-281. c/n 21455-1316.
was also registered as VH-TXE.
First flown - January 28, 1978 Sold to All Nippon Airways - February 1, 1978 Entered onto the Japanese Aircraft Register as JA-8353 Sold to Korean Air Lines - January 21, 1990 Entered onto the Korean Aircraft Register as HL-7354 Sold to Dallas Aerospace - March 21, 1996 Sold to Santa Barbara Aerospace - March 31, 1996 Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N528JS Sold to Trans Pacific Leasing Corp - April 8, 1996 Converted to freighter configuration - October 1996 Leased to Pacific Air Express - October 31, 1996 Entered onto the Solomon Islands Aircraft Register as H4-PAE Aircraft was named 'Spirit of Laulasi' Departed Brisbane for C-Check & modification to comply with Stage 3 noise requirements - November 1999 Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N214F - November 30, 1999 Registered to Finova Capital Corp Withdrawn from service and placed in storage at Tucson, Arizona - January 2000 Leased to Pacific Air Express - August 22, 2000 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-PAE - August 24, 2000 Registered to Pacific Air Express (International) Pty Ltd Registered to Transasain Air (Aust) Pty Ltd - November 8, 2000 Arrived Brisbane on delivery but did not enter service - December 2000 Ferried Brisbane-Melbourne and returned to Finova Capital - December 23, 2000 Leased to Transasian Air Express - February 5, 2001 Chartered by Ansett Australia Cargo for 4 weekly night freighter services - February 5, 2001 Utilised on Brisbane-Sydney-Melbourne-Brisbane route Reregistered as VH-TXE - June 15, 2001 Registered to Transasain Air Express Utilised on Ansett Australia Cargo services Perth-Melbourne-Perth Utilised on Brisbane-Townsville-Cairns-Townsville-Sydney-Melbourne services - August 2001 Returned to Transasian Air Express when Ansett Australia Cargo suspended operations - September 14, 2001 Utilised by Australian air Express - October 2001 Transasian was renamed TransAustralian Air Express - May 28, 2002 Repainted into Australian air Express livery - October 2002 Aircraft was renamed 'Susie-Blue' TransAustralian Air Express changed its name to TransAustralian Air (T.A.A.) - March 20, 2003 TransAustralian Air placed under administration - July 16, 2003 Lease on aircraft terminated - August 2003 Returned to Finova Capital, Phoenix, Arizona Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N328FV Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - October 22, 2003 Current status - ? |
JA-8353. All Nippon Airways - in the full livery at Nagoya Airport, December 1989. |
H4-PAE. Pacific Air Express - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, December 1996. |
VH-TXE. Transasian
Air Express - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, December 2001. |
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