VH-EWC. Fokker F.28-4174. c/n 11207.


Ordered by Skywest Holdings Pty Ltd on behalf of Skywest Airlines

Order was placed via East West to facilitate licence & import approvals

Was intended to be used on Perth-Port Headland-Karratha route along with a second Fellowship

First flown as PH-EXX - January 2, 1984

Painted in full East West livery

Accepted at Schiphol - September 21, 1984

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EWC - September 21, 1984

Registered to East-West Airlines (Operations) Ltd

Departed Schiphol on delivery flight - September 22, 1984

Arrived Tamworth at conclusion of delivery flight - September 25, 1984

Aircraft named 'Basil Brown'

Operated first revenue service Tamworth-Sydney - September 28, 1984

Used by Skywest in full East West livery on Perth-Port Headland & Perth-Karratha routes - November 29, 1984

Operated the inaugural Sydney-Yulara-Perth service - December 1, 1984

Withdrawn from service and sold to Ansett N.S.W. - October 26, 1990

Transferred to Ansett Express following renaming of Ansett N.S.W. - November 28, 1990

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd - October 9, 1991

Transferred to Ansett Australia when Ansett Express was merged - October 31, 1996

Final revenue service as AN335 Newman-Perth (Capt K. Keane; F/O J. Browne) - April 3, 1997

Sold to Flight West Airlines - March 1997

Ferried Perth-Brisbane (Capt P. Wells; F/O M. Small) - April 9, 1997

Registered to Airline Facilities Pty Ltd - April 24, 1997

Registered to Flight West Airlines Pty Ltd - September 8, 1997

First aircraft to be painted into the new Flight West livery

Test flown at Brisbane - June 26, 1997

Operated Flight West's inaugural jet service as YC837 Brisbane-Norfolk Island - July 1, 1997

Aircraft named 'Wing Commander R.H. Bobby Gibbes' by Queensland Premier R. Borbidge

Operated the inaugural Flight West Brisbane-Longreach service - March 30, 1998

Flight West suspended operations - June 19, 2001

Leased to Ansett Australia for operations from - June 29, 2001

Advertised for sale by Aeromil (Australia) Pty Ltd - August 16, 2001

Sold to Air Niugini - February 2002

Operated final revenue service YC711 Townsville-Brisbane - March 23, 2002

Flew test / acceptance flight at Brisbane - March 26, 2002

Ferried as flight YC5000 Brisbane-Port Moresby on delivery to Air Niugini - March 29, 2002

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - April 16, 2002

Entered onto the Papua New Guinea Aircraft Register as P2-ANR

Operated first revenue service with Air Niugini as PX104 Port Moresby-Lae - April 24, 2002

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