Originally ordered by Wardair, Canada but order cancelled

Export registration E-1043 / PH-EXB applied to aircraft - March 27, 1990

First flown as PH-EXB in Air Europe livery - November 30, 1990

Delivery to Air Europe delayed and aircraft stored at Schiphol

Export registration E-1043 / PH-EXB removed from aircraft - February 15, 1991

Entered onto U.K. Aircraft Register as G-FIOR - February 15, 1991

Leased to Air Europe - February 15, 1991

Ferried Amsterdam-London Gatwick as AOE0021 - February 15, 1991

Entered service with Air Europe as AOE700/701 London-Geneve-Cointrin-London - February 16, 1991

Operated final Air Europe service as AOE718/719 London-Munich-London March 7, 1991

Air Europe suspended all operations - March 8, 1991

Ferried London-Woensdrecht for storage - March 25, 1991

Cancelled from the U.K. Aircraft Register - June 10, 1991

Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-RRH - September 2, 1991

Registered to Fokker Aircraft BV

Export registration E-1170 / PH-RRH applied to aircraft - September 2, 1991

Ferried Woensdrecht-Basle for intallation of cabin interior for Air Ivoire - September 5, 1991

Ferried Basle-Woensdrecht - October 31, 1991

Test flown at Woensdrecht in full Air Ivoire livery - November 20, 1991

Entered onto Ivory Coast Aircraft Register as TU-TIS - March 1992

Registered to Air Ivoire

Export registration E-1170 / PH-RRH removed from aircraft - April 24, 1992

Ferried Amsterdam-Agadir (Maroc) - April 25, 1992

Aircraft named 'Comoe'

Arrived Norwich, England for storage - May 1, 1998

Registered to Cote d'Ivoire Leasing Company as G-FIOR - July 23, 1998

Cancelled from U.K. Aircraft register - January 20, 1999

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FWI - January 21, 1999

Registered to Flight West Airlines, Brisbane

Arrived Brisbane at conclusion of delivery flight with Southern Cross Aviation - January 1999

Sold to Flight West Airlines - February 15, 1999

Operated first revenue service with Flight West as YC730 Brisbane-Proserpine - April 20, 1999

Sold to Queensland Airlines Holding Pty Ltd - April 5, 2002

Repainted in Alliance livery & named 'City of Rockhampton' - August 14, 2002

Operated final Alliance Norfolk Island-Brisbane service as QQ734 - November 9, 2003

Operated first Brisbane-Norfolk Island service as YE333 for Norfolk Jet Express - November 12, 2003

Rolled out in dual Alliance & Norfolk Jet Express livery at Brisbane - June 17, 2004

Re-entered service as QQ716 Brisbane-Townsville - June 17, 2004

Operated first revenue service YE333 Brisbane-Norfolk Island for Norfolk Jet in new cls - June 26, 2004

Operated inaugural Norfolk Jet Express service YE3984 Norfolk Island-Auckland - August 29, 2004

Leased to Air Niugini - January 14 to January 23, 2005

Leased to Air Niugini - February 17 to May 14, 2005

Ferried Port Moresby-Brisbane as QQ6009 - May 14, 2005

Rolled out at Brisbane in new Alliance livery and configured with 105 seats - September 19, 2006

Ferried Brisbane-Adelaide-Perth as QQ991 - October 29, 2006

Utilised on BHP Billiton charter fly-in / fly-out contract based in Perth

Commenced operations as QQ802 Perth-Leinster - November 1, 2006

Current

VH-FWI. Flight West - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, August 1999.

(Image 1995-170. P. J. Gates Photograph)

VH-FWI. Flight West - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, February 2000.

(Image 1995-171. P. J. Gates Photograph)

VH-FWI. Flight West - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, February 2002.

(Image 1995-172. P. J. Gates Photograph)

VH-FWI. Alliance - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, December 2003.

(Image 1995-128. P. J. Gates Photograph)

VH-FWI. Norfolk Jet - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, July 2004.

(Image 1995-144. P. J. Gates Photograph)

VH-FWI. Norfolk Jet - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, July 2004.

(Image 1995-173. P. J. Gates Photograph)