Fifth of ten aircraft ordered new by Ansett

Originally allocated c/n 10700 but changed by Fokker when new c/n series introduced for F.27-050s

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-EXL with export registration E-908 - November 21, 1987

Registered to Fokker Aircraft BV, Amsterdam

First flown as PH-EXL - December 2, 1987

Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - December 14, 1987

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FNE - December 14, 1987

Registered to JL Leasing Co. Ltd, Tokyo, Japan

Leased to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd as registered operartor

Accepted by Ansett at Schiphol - December 15, 1987

Aircraft configured to seat 50 passengers

Departed Amsterdam on delivery flight to Australia as AN50 - December 15, 1987

Arrived Sydney at conclusion of delivery flight - December 21, 1987

Delivery route: Amsterdam-Athens-Cairo-Bahrain-Karachi-Calcutta-Bangkok-Seletar-Denpasar-

Darwin-Mt Isa-Sydney

Flight crew: Capts J.A. McEnlly, J.D. Baker, K.F. Atkinson; LAMEs C. Bodle, G. Radford, D. Paull

Leased to Air N.S.W. - December 31, 1987

Operated first revenue service Sydney-Wagga Wagga as WX974 - December 31, 1987

Air N.S.W. was renamed Ansett N.S.W. - March 1, 1990

Ansett N.S.W. was renamed Ansett Express - November 28, 1990

Operated inaugural Ansett Express Fokker 50 service Sydney-Tamworth - December 1, 1991

Operated last Ansett F-50 service Sydney-Lismore-Casino-Sydney - December 19, 1992

Withdrawn from Ansett Express service at Sydney - April 12, 1993

Ferried Sydney-Brisbane in all-white livery to be prepared for lease / sale - April 13, 1993

Ferried Brisbane-Melbourne for storage - May 7, 1993

Aircraft had flown 7,960 hours with 9,245 cycles - June 30, 1993

Registered to Ansett Aviation Equipment Pty Ltd - September 21, 1993

Repainted into Rajair livery at Melbourne in preparation for lease / sale to Rajair, India

The Indian registration 'VT-RAA' had been reserved for the aircraft

The intended lease / sale did not eventuate and aircraft remained paked at Melbourne Airport

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd - July 26, 1994

Returned to service with Ansett Australia in Rajair livery - September 14, 1994

Ferried Melbourne-Kalgoorlie-Perth for lease to Skywest Airlines - November 24, 1994

Registered to Skywest Airlines Pty Ltd - February 17, 1995

Skywest lease terminated - August 1, 1995

Ferried Perth-Sydney on return to Ansett Australia - August 2, 1995

Registered to Ansett Australia Ltd - August 18, 1995

Operated Impulse Airlines Sydney-Cooma-Sydney service - June 21, 1996

Operated this service twice weekly for Impulse - June 26 to August 30, 1996

Operated final Ansett Australia Ballina-Sydney service as AN539 - August 27, 1996

Operated final Ansett Australia revenue service Sydney-Cooma-Sydney (Capt Booth) - August 30, 1996

Prepared for lease to Skywest Airlines

Ferried Sydney-Adelaide-Perth on delivery flight to Skywest Airlines - October 8-9, 1996

Registered to Skywest Airlines Pty Ltd - October 24, 1996

Operated first Skywest revenue service Perth-Learmonth-Carnarvon as AN6579 - October 25, 1996

Operated final Skywest revenue service Geraldton-Perth as AN6570 (Capt W. Slaven) - November 13, 1996

Returned to Ansett Aviation Equipment Pty Ltd for lease to Skyways AB, Linkoping, Sweden

Departed Perth on ferry flight - November 20, 1996

Ferry route: Perth-Denpasar-Kuala Lumpur

Aircraft was overhaled at Kuala Lumpur before delivery to Skyways

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 15, 1997

Entered onto the Swedish Aircraft Register as SE-LEL - January 15, 1997

Registered to Ansett Aviation Equipment Pty Ltd

Leased to Skyways AB as registered operator

Leased to Syways Express AB - August 22, 2001

Sold to AeroCentury Corp, Burlingame, CA (Subject to Deed of Company Arrangement) - April 7, 2004

Lease to Skyways AB continued

Repainted at Schiphol - April 10 - 18, 2007

Placed in storage at Stockholm Arlanda Airport in all-white livery - June 2009

Returned to service with Skyways - October 2009

Current with Express Sweden - 2010

VH-FNE. Ansett Australia - in the all-white livery without titles at Melbourne Airport, May 1993.

VH-FNE. Rajair - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, July 1993.

VH-FNE. Rajair - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, July 1993.

VH-FNE. Ansett Australia - in the 'Union Jack' livery at Melbourne Airport, August 1994.