Export registration E-1146 / PH-EZM applied to aircraft - July 10, 1991

First flown as PH-EZM in US Air livery - September 23, 1991

Sold to Fokker Aircraft USA Inc - October 10, 1991

Export registration removed - October 14, 1991

Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N889US - October 14, 1991

Departed Schiphol on delivery via Keflavik - October 14, 1991

Sold and registered to US Air Inc - October 15, 1991

Transferred to US Airways when US Air changed its name - February 27, 1997

Withdrawn from service and stored at Mojave - 2001

Sold to Alliance Airlines - 2004

Arrived Brisbane at conclusion of delivery flight SXA125 - July 13, 2004

Ferried to Australia by Southern Cross Aviation

Ferry route: Mojave-Camarillo-Everett-Anchorage-Adak-Midway-Majuro-Honiara

Was painted in full Alliance livery before delivery

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FKE - July 23, 2004

Registered to Alliance Airlines, Brisbane

Operated first revenue service with Alliance on charter flight for Commonwealth Govt - July 31, 2004

Leased to Air Niugini for three years

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - September 23, 2004

Entered onto Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register as P2-ANA - September 23, 2004

Registered to Air Niugini

Ferried Brisbane-Cairns as QQ555 on delivery to Air Niugini - September 26, 2004

Entered Air Niugini service as PX091 Cairns-Port Moresby - September 27, 2004

Ferried Port Moresby-Brisbane and stored on termination of lease - August 12, 2006

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FKE - October 30, 2006

Registered to Alliance Airlines, Brisbane

Current

P2-ANA. Air Niugini - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, March 2005.

(Image 1995-179. P. J. Gates Photograph)

VH-FKE. Air Niugini - in the basic livery without titles at Brisbane Airport, February 2007.

(Image 1995-181. P. J. Gates Photograph)