|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
VH-EWY. Fokker F.27-5319F. c/n 10669.
Entered onto Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-EXL - May 29, 1984 Registered to Fokker NV Registration marks applied to aircraft - June 8, 1984 First flown as PH-EXL - June 18, 1984 Cancelled from Dutch Aircraft Register - July 26, 1984 Registration marks removed from aircraft same day Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EWY - August 2, 1984 Registered to East west Airlines (Operations) Pty Ltd Accepted by East West at Schiphol - August 3, 1984 Departed Amsterdam on delivery flight to Australia - August 3, 1984 Arrived Tamworth at conclusion of delivery flight - August 10, 1984 Aircraft named 'City of Armidale' Operated first revenue service - August 16, 1984 Withdrawn from service and stored Tamworth - August 23, 1989 Leased to Argyle Diamonds and operated by Ansett W.A. - September 14 to November 22, 1989 Leased to CC Air (subsidiary of Charter Cruise Air) - 1989 Sold to Walker Aviation Leasing Ltd - August 5, 1990 Departed Tamworth on delivery flight to Exeter - August 5, 1990 Arrived Exeter at conclusion of delivery flight - August 11, 1990 Leased to Jersey European Airways Ltd Operated first Jersey European revenue service as VH-EWY - September 4, 1990 Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - January 21, 1991 Entered onto U.K. Aircraft Register as G-JEAH - January 21, 1991 Sold to Jersey European Airways - January 21, 1991 Damaged on landing at Bristol Lulsgate with unlocked starboard undercarriage - March 28, 1993 Following temporary repairs flown to Exeter for complete rectification work - May 11, 1993 Returned to service - May 29, 1993 Proposed sale to United Parcel for $US 2.3 million did not proceed - 1996 Aircraft had flown 20,688 hours with 25,242 cycles Withdrawn from use and stored at Exeter - December 6, 1999 Sold to Euroceltic Airways Ltd but leased to Sky-Trek Airlines - March 8, 2000 Reregistered G-ECAH - April 14, 2000 Registered to Euroceltic Airways Ltd Aircraft was named 'City of Port Lairge' Aircraft was returned to storage at Exeter when Sky-Trek declared bankrupt - September 15, 2000 Re-entered Sky-Trek service under BAC Express A.O.C. - October 25, 2000 Commenced service with Euroceltic on Luton-Waterford route - February 14, 2001 Operated final Euroceltic revenue service - November 4, 2002 Withdrawn from use & stored at Waterford Test flown and ferried to Billund, Denmark - December 13, 2002 Leased to NewAir A/S, Denmark - May 2003 Registered to NewAir A/S, Billund, Denmark - May 20, 2003 NewAir ceased operations - June 2003 Nordic Aviation Contractor A/S took over NewAir A/S - 2004 Registered to Nordic Aviation Contractor A/S - July 30, 2004 Aircraft had flown 27,650 hours Sold to Hukbong Himpapawid ng Philipinas / Philippine Air Force - June 21, 2005 Cancelled from U.K. Aircraft Register - June 21, 2005 Allocated Philippine Air Force serial number '10669' Observed at Caba Field, Jakarta in full Philippine Air Force livery - March 30, 2006 Current |
 |
 |
VH-EWY. East West - in the final livery at Sydney Airport, January 1985. (Image 1999-710. R. N. Smith Photograph) |
VH-EWY. East West - in the final livery at Melbourne Airport, date unknown. (Image 1993-146. P. J. Gates Photograph) |
 |
 |
VH-EWY. East West - CC Air - in the full East West livery at Brisbane Airport, November 1989. (Image 1993-031. P. J. Gates Photograph) |
VH-EWY. East West - CC Air - in the full East West livery at Brisbane Airport, December 1989. (Image 1999-795. P. J. Gates Photograph) |
 |
 |
VH-EWY. Jersey European - in the interim all-white livery at Jersey Airport, September 1990. (Image 1999-749. E. D. Daw Collection) |
VH-EWY. Jersey European - in the interim all-white livery at Exeter Airport, November 1990. (Image 1999-098. P. J. Gates Collection) |
 |
|
|
G-JEAH. Jersey European - in the full livery at Jersey Airport, August 1995. (Image 1999-155. R. N. Smith Collection) |
 |
 |
G-JEAH. Jersey European - in the full livery at Southend Airport, June 1998. (Image 1993-100. R. N. Smith Collection) |
G-ECAH. Euroceltic - in the full livery at Exeter Airport, November 2000. (Image 1993-191. R. N. Smith Collection) |
|