VH-TBL. Boeing 727-276. c/n 20951-1101.
First flown - April 4, 1975 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-TBL - April 24, 1975 Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - May 7, 1975 Delivery route: Seattle-Honolulu-Pago Pago-Brisbane Aircraft was named 'John Eyre' Operated first revenue service - May 7, 1975 Withdrawn from service and stored at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport - June 15, 1976 Leased to Iran Air - July 28, 1976 to August 2, 1977 Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to Teheran - July 26, 1977 Delivery route: Perth-Cocos Island-Colombo-Karachi Operated final revenue service with Trans Australia - April 11, 1987 Withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport Had flown 35,879 hours & 28,404 cycles Sold to Aeron Aviation Corporation - April 16, 1987 Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to Lasham - April 16, 1987 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - April 21, 1987 Leased to Icelandair - June 1, 1987 to April 1, 1990 Entered onto the Icelandic Aircraft Register as TF-FLK Aircraft was named 'Zvia' Leased to Aviogenex - April 1, 1990 to March 31, 1991 Entered onto the Yugoslav Aircraft Register as YU-AKO Leased to Atlantic Island Airways - July 1, 1991 to April 1, 1992 Entered onto the Icelandic Aircraft Register as TF-FIA Sub-leased to Vietnam Airlines - April 1, 1992 to June 30, 1992 Sold to Bail Leasing, withdrawn from use and stored Shannon, Ireland - November 14, 1992 Sold to First Security Bank - March 1, 1993 Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N908PG Sold to Pacific Aviation Holding - March 11, 1994 Leased to Kiwi International Airlines - January 30, 1995 to December 14, 1995 Leased to Pacific International Airlines - December 15, 1995 to June 3, 1996 Leased to Sky Trek International - March 1997 Sub-leased to Sun Country Airlines - October 1999 to December 1999 Transferred to Discovery Airlines Sold to Pegasus Aviation & stored Tucson - May 2000 Leased to Falcon Air Express - January 5, 2001 Sold to A.R.T. 20951 Ltd with leased continuing to Falcon Air - February 12, 2003 |
VH-TBL. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'blue tail' livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. |
VH-TBL. Iran Air - in the full livery prior to departure at Melbourne Airport, July 1976. |
VH-TBL. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'blue tail' livery at Sydney Airport, January 1980. |
VH-TBL. TAA Trans Australia Airlines - in the 'blue tail' livery at Melbourne Airport, May 1980. |
VH-TBL. TAA Trans Australia - in the 'camel hump' livery at Melbourne Airport, date unknown. |
VH-TBL. TAA Trans Australia - in the 'camel hump' livery at Melbourne Airport, April 1986. |
TF-FLK. Icelandair - in the full livery at Stockholm Airport, September 1988. |
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N908PG. Atlantic Island Air - in the full livery at unknown airport, December 1994. |
N908PG. Sky Trek International - in modified Atlantic Air livery at Tucson Airport, March 1997. |
N908PG. Discovery - in the full livery at unknown airport, January 2000. |
N908PG. Discovery - in the full livery at unknown airport, January 2000. |
N908PG. Falcon Air - in the full livery at unknown airport, January 2002. |
N908PG. Falcon Air - in the full livery at unknown airport, February 2002. |
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