VH-EWI. BAe 146-300. c/n E3171.


Built at the British Aerospace Hatfield plant for East West Airlines order

First flown at Hatfield as G-5-171 - June 9, 1990

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EWI - August 25, 1990

Registered to East West Airlines (Operations) Pty Ltd

Configured to seat 94 economy class passengers

Departed Hatfield on delivery flight to Australia - August 25, 1990

Arrived Tamworth at conclusion of delivery flight - August 29, 1990

Delivery route: Hatfield-Italy-Egypt-Yemen-Oman-India-Thailand-Singapore-Indonesia-Darwin-Tamworth

Operated first East West revenue service Sydney-Coolangatta as EW146 - September 5, 1990

Transferred to Ansett Australia when Ansett purchased East West Airlines - May 27, 1993

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd - March 17, 1994

Operated inaugural Ansett Australia Perth-Christmas Is-Cocos Is service as AN430 - September 4, 1993

Operated its last Ansett revenue service Sydney-Brisbane as AN122 - February 6, 2000

Ferried Brisbane-Melbourne as AN4406 - February 6, 2000

Conducted an acceptance flight for Manx as AN4590 at Melbourne - February 16, 2000

Sold to British Regional Airlines, U.K. - February 17, 2000

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - February 17, 2000

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-OINV - February 17, 2000

Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to U.K. - February 20, 2000

Overhaulled by JEA Engineering, Exeter prior to entering service with British Regional Airlines

Operated first revenue service with British Regional - May 17, 2000

Transferred to British Airways CitiExpress (Isle of Man) Ltd when company was renamed

Transferred to BA Connect when BA CitiExpress changed its name - January 1, 2006

Sold to Flybe when it purchased the BA Connect operations - March 5, 2007

Observed at Exeter devoid of all BA livery - May 21, 2007

Returned to service - May 28, 2007

Withdrawn from service and ferried Gatwick-Exeter as BEE042P - January 6, 2008

Returned to lessor

Current status unknown


VH-EWI. East West - in the full livery during pre-delivery flight, July 1990.

VH-EWI. East West - in the full livery during pre-delivery flight, July 1990.

VH-EWI. East West - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, October 1990.

VH-EWI. East West - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, January 1993.
VH-EWI. East West - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, January 1993.

VH-EWI. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Brisbane Airport, November 1996.