VH-INK. Boeing 747-312. c/n 23028-584.


Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everet for Singapore Airlines - June 1983

First flown as N117KC - June 23, 1983

Delivered to Singapore Airlines as N117KC - June 30, 1983

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-INK - October 26, 1995

Registered to Ansett International Ltd

Leased to Ansett International - November 4, 1995

Arrived Sydney at conclusion of delivery flight from Singapore - November 11, 1995

Flight crew: Capts B. Andrews; F/O S. Louks; F/E P. McMahon; Engineers D. Jarvis, R. Chapple, R. Zukalski,

M. Stevens, A. Taylor, M. Seidl, M. Sial, P. Spencer, C. Waterman, S. Seddon

Operated first international service Sydney-Osaka as AN881 (Capt K.H. Nilsen) - November 11, 1995

Operated inaugural Sydney-Seoul service as AN825 (Capt B. Andrews) - July 2, 1996

Operated final revenue service Sydney-Denpasar-Sydney as AN881/880 (Capt M. Wenke) - December 19, 1998

Departed Sydney as AN4800 on return to Singapore Airlines (Capt B. Andrews) - December 20, 1998

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - December 21, 1998

Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N117KC - December 21, 1998

Registered to First Chicago Leasing Corp

Ferried Singapore-McCarran Field, Las Vegas for storage - December 1998

Sold to Wilmington Trust Corporation - December 23, 1998

Leased to Corsair, France - October 5, 1999

Entered onto French Aircraft Register as F-GSEX - February 25, 2000

Returned to Wilmington Trust and leased to Dutchbird Airlines - May 2004

Entered onto Icelandic Aircraft Register as TF-AMK - October 6, 2005

Registered to Air Atlanta Icelandic

Sold to Air Atlantic Icelandic - October 9, 2005

Sold and registered to Fushall Ltd, Dublin, Eire - October 10, 2005

Leased to Flugfelagid Atlanta H/F t/a Air Atlanta Iceland

Wet-leased to Air India for Haj flights - February 2007

Returned to Air Atlanta Iceland - February 7, 2007

Wet-leased to Bangladesh Biman Airlines for Haj flights - 2007

Current


N117KC. Singapore Airlines - in the original livery at Melbourne Airport, October 1985.

N117KC. Singapore Airlines - in the original livery at Melbourne Airport, July 1986.

VH-INK. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Sydney Airport, April 1996.

VH-INK. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Sydney Airport, May 1996.

F-GSEX. Corsair - in the full livery at Orly Airport, September 2000.

F-GSEX. Corsair - in the full livery at Orly Airport, September 2004.