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VH-ATE. Fokker F28-1080 Fellowship. c/n 11082. Was also registered as: C-GTAH. |
Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-EXN - July 17, 1974 Registered to NV Kon. Ned. Vliegtuigenfabriek Fokker First flown as PH-EXN - August 07, 1974 Powered by Rolls Royce RB183-2 Spey Mk555-15 engines The aircraft was placed in storage at Woensdrecht Export Registration 'E-412 / PH-EXN' applied for - December 02, 1976 Sold to the Department of Civil Aviation, Australia - December 1976 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ATE - December 09, 1976 Registered to Department of Transport, Air Transport Group Accepted by the Department of Civil Aviation at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - December 13, 1976 This aircraft was purchased for the calibration and testing of navigational aids around Australia Withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne (Essendon) - ? Sold to Ansett Transport Industries - November 29, 1987 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd - December 21, 1987 Reportedly purchased for operations by Air N.S.W. The aircraft was not suitable for converting to passenger configuration for R.P.T. use by Air N.S.W. Prepared for resale at the Ansett Melbourne (Tullamarine) Maintenance Base Sold to Time Air Ltd, Canada - March 1988 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 10, 1998 Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GTAH - March 14, 1988 Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the delivery flight to Canada - March 15, 1988 It arrived at Saskatoon on completion of the delivery flight - Mrch 19, 1988 Delivery route: Melbourne - Cairns - Port Moresby - Guam - Wake Island - Midway Island - Aduk - Saskatoon Flight crew: Time Air Captain ?, Captain E. Montagu (Ansett WA); Time Air Engineer; Time Air G.M. Transferred to Canadian Regional Airlines when Time Air and Ontario Express merged - March 01, 1993 The aircraft was named 'Spirit of Minneapolis' Canadian Regional Airlines merged with Air Canada Regional - January 01, 2001 Registered to Air Canada Regional Inc, Enfield, Nova Scotia - November 22, 2001 Leased to Air NorTerra Inc t/a Canadian North - March 01, 2002 Air Canada Regional was renamed Jazz Air Registered to Air Canada Jazz - July 12, 2002 Operated its final revenue service Saskatchewan - Calgary - August 24, 2002 Ferried Calgary - Saskatoon for storage - August 27, 2002 Officially withdrawn from service and stored at Saskatchewan It had flown 39,145 hours with 43,662 cycles Registered to Quest Aviation Holdings Ltd Partnership by General Partner 3814742 Canada Ltd - July 20, 2006 It was observed stored intact at Saskatchewan - August 02, 2006 Stored intact at Saskatchewan - April 19, 2009 Current status - ? |
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VH-ATE. Department of Transport Australia - in the original livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, September 22, 1980. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1995-211.) |
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VH-ATE. Department of Aviation - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, January 1986. (G. Bennett Copyright Image 1995-212.) |
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VH-ATE. Department of Aviation - in the basic livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, March 12, 1988. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1995-213.) |
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C-GTAH. Time Air - in the standard livery at Saskatoon Airport, August 1988. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-215.) |
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C-GTAH. Time Air - in the standard livery at Saskatoon Airport, April 1990. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-214.) |
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C-GTAH. Canadian Regional - in the 'Time Air' livery at an unknown airport, September 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-216.) |