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, 2000Conducted 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operations - March 5, 2007 Observed at Exeter devoid of all BA livery - May 21, 2007 Returned to service - May 28, 2007 Withdrawn from service and ferried Gatwick-Exeter as BEE042P - January 6, 2008 Returned to lessor Current status unknown |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. |
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