VH-NJZ. BAe 146-100. c/n E1009.
Rolled off the BAe production line at Hatfield - 1983 Powered by four Textron Lycoming AF507-R3 engines First flown at Hatfield as G-6-009 - October 5, 1983 Delivered to the Government of Mali - October 15, 1983 Entered onto the Mali Aircraft Register as TZ-ADT First 146 fitted with optional wingroot fuel tanks and conversion kit for either a passenger or executive configAircraft was named 'Niorodu Shael' Repossessed by British Aerospace PLC - October 1985 Observed stored at Woodford - October 1985 Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BRUC - December 19, 1985 Registered to British Aerospace PLC Observed stored at Chester as G-BRUC - October 1988 Registered to Trident Aviation Leasing Services (Jersey) Ltd - May 17, 1991 Observed at East Midlands in Australian Airlink livery - May 28, 1991 Test flown at East Midlands after refurbisment by Fields Aircraft Services - June 10, 1991 Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - June 18, 1991 Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-6-009 - June 22, 1991 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-NJZ - June 26, 1991 Registered to Trident Aviation Leasing Services (Jersey) Ltd Leased to National Jet Systems as registered operator Accepted by National Jet at East Midlands Airport - July 3, 1991 Departed East Midlands on delivery flight to Australia - July 3, 1991 Arrived Adelaide at conclusion of delivery flight - July 7, 1991 Aircraft was named 'City of Port Macquarie' Operated first revenue service Alice Springs-Cairns as TN299 - October 2, 1991 Returned to National Jet Systems - November 15, 1994 Observed in all-white livery with National Jet Charter titles - December 1994 Officially transferred to Australian Airlink - July 11, 1995 Operated first Qantaslink revenue service Perth-Leinster as QF1964 - November 1, 2001 Operated final QantasLink revenue service Ayers Rock-Adelaide as QF1984 - November 15, 2004 QantasLink lease terminated and returned to National Jet Systems - November 2004 Observed in Adelaide being painted into Spirit Airlines livery - January 2005 Test flown at Adelaide in full Asian Spirit Airlines livery - January 6, 2005 Departed Adelaide on delivery flight to Asian Spirit Airlines, Philippines - January 19, 2005 Arrived Manila at conclusion of delivery flight - January 20, 2005 Delivery route: Adelaide-Darwin-Minado-Subic Bay-Manila (Clark Air Force Base) Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 27, 2005 Entered onto the Philippines Aircraft Register as RP-C2999 - January 2005 Asian Spirit Airlines merged with Sea Air to form new airline called Zest Airways - September 30, 2008 Aircraft returned to Tropical Worldwide Holding Ltd - November 2008 Ferried Manila-Jakarta for sale to P.T. Manunggal Air Services - November 13, 2008 Entered onto the Indonesian Aircraft Register as PK-VTM - November 2008 Currently used by Manunggal Air as a freighter |
VH-NJZ. Australian Airlink - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, August 1992. |
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VH-NJZ. Australian Airlink - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, January 1993. |
VH-NJZ. Australian Airlink - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, January 1993. |
VH-NJZ. National Jet Charter - in the white livery at Melbourne Airport, December 1994. |
VH-NJZ. QantasLink - in the full livery at Adelaide Airport, June 1995. |
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