VH-FNJ. Fokker F27-050. c/n 20115.

Was also registered as: OE-LFW; 9M-MGZ; SE-LEU; PH-EDJ; OB-2043P.

 

This was the last of ten aircraft ordered new by Ansett - February 13, 1985

Ansett was the launch customer for this aircraft type

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as 'PH-EXD' with export registration 'E-930' - January 20, 1988

Registered to Fokker Aircraft BV

First flown as 'PH-EXD' - February 24, 1988

Used by Fokker BV for a demonstration flights to Olympic, Pakistan Internation and Vayudoot Airlines

Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - March 14, 1988

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FNJ - March 15, 1988

Registered to JL Leasing Co. Ltd, Tokyo, Japan

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

Accepted by Ansett at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - March 16, 1988

Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the delivery flight to Australia as AN50 - March 16, 1988

It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - March 28, 1988

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

Denpasar - Darwin - Alice Springs - Melbourne

Flight crew: Captains K. Duncan, C. Oliver, R. C. Browne & G. Onderwater (Fokker);

LAMEs M. Woodley, B, Sullivan, B. McCarthy; Flight Attendant F. Koning

Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Canberra (Captain B. Donnelly) as AN1382 - June 06, 1988

Leased to Air N. S. W. - June 13, 1988

Air N. S. W. was renamed Ansett N. S .W. - March 01, 1990

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

Withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne (Tullamarine) - June 29, 1991

Itt had flown 4,766 hours with 5,474 cycles - March 03, 1993

Leased to Austrian Air Services - March 1993

Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to Austria as 'OE-LFW' - March 04, 1993

It arrived at Vienna on completion of the ferry flight - March 10, 1993

Ferry route: Melbourne - Alice Springs - Darwin - Denpasar - Seletar - Bangkok - Calcutta -

Karachi - Teheran - Istanbul - Vienna

Flight crew: Captain P. Beer & F/O W. Engwicht (Austrian Air); LAMEs P. Hennessey, G. Marchese

Entered onto the Austrian Aircraft Register as OE-LFW - March 10, 1993

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 11, 1993

It as withdrawn from service at Vienna when Austrian merged with Tyrolean Airways - October 1994

Leased to Tyrolean Airways - November 1994

Returned to Ansett Australia in Brisbane at the end of the lease - June 12, 1995

Cancelled from the Austrian Aircraft Register - June 1995

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FNJ - June 16, 1995

Registered to Ansett Australia Ltd, Melbourne

Wet-leased to Flight West Airlines - June 26 - 28, 1995

Wet-leased to Flight West Airlines - July 18 - 30, 1995

Wet-leased to Flight West Airlines - August 07, 1995

During the lease to Flight West the aircraft was based in Brisbane and operated their daily coastal services

Painted in the basic 'Flight West' livery and carried Flight West titles at times

Leased to Malaysian Airlines - September 30, 1995

Entered onto the Malaysian Aircraft Register as 9M-MGZ - October 04, 1995

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - October 05, 1995

Returned to Ansett Aviation Equipment Pty Ltd at the end of the lease - September 14, 1997

Leased to Skyways AB, Linkoping, Sweden - October 06, 1997

Entered onto the Swedish Aircraft Register as SE-LEU - October 24, 1997

Registered to Ansett Aviation Equipment Pty Ltd, Melbourne

Leased to Sykways AB as the registered operator

Sold to AeroCentury Corp, Bulingame, CA - August 04, 1998

The lease to Skyways AB continued

Advertised for sale by Jetfleet Management - 2001

Offered for lease by AeroCentury with 26,456 hours and 33,651 cycles - January 16, 2007

Skyways AB filed for bankruptcy and ceased all operations - May 22, 2012

Ferried Karlstad - Jonkoping - June 13, 2012

Ferried Jonkoping - Maastricht on return to the lessor for storage as SKX9202 - June 27, 2012

Cancelled from the Swedish Aircraft Register - August 24, 2012

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-EDJ (CofR 7974) - August 29, 2012

Registered to SAMCO Aircraft Maintenance BV

It was observed stored at Maastricht in the 'Skyways' livery - October 27, 2012

Engine runs were carried out at Maastricht - February 19, 2013

Departed Maastricht on the ferry flight to Peru - March 29, 2013

Ferry route: Maastricht - Wick - Keflavik - Narassarssuaq - Curacao - Lima

Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - April 19, 2013

Entered onto the Perurian Aircraft Register as OB-2043P - April 2013

Registered to AeroCentury Corp

Leased to Aero Transporte S.A. (ASTA) as the registered operator

Carrried out a test flight Lima - Pisco - Lima - July 17, 2013

It was operated by Aero Transporte S.A. for Rio Amazonas

Current status - ?

 

 

VH-FNJ. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, April 03, 1988.

(R. N. Smith Copyright Image 1997-507.)

VH-FNJ. Air N.S.W. - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, June 12, 1988.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1997-088.)

VH-FNJ. Air N.S.W. - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Canberra Airport, February 1990.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 1997-064.)

VH-FNJ. Air N.S.W. - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Canberra Airport, February 1990.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 1997-069.)

VH-FNJ. Austrian - in the 'all-white' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, March 1993.

(G. Bennett Copyright Image 1997-068.)

VH-FNJ. Flight West - in the 'all-white' livery at Brisbane Airport, June 1995.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1997-092.)

VH-FNJ. Flight West - in the 'all-white' livery at Brisbane Airport, June 1995.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1997-093.)

VH-FNJ. Flight West - in the 'all-white' livery at Brisbane Airport, June 1995.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1997-090.)

VH-FNJ. Ansett - in the basic Flight West 'all-white' livery at Canberra Airport, August 1995.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 1997-072.)

VH-FNJ. Ansett - in the basic Flight West 'all-white' livery at Canberra Airport, August 1995.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 1997-071.)

VH-FNJ. Ansett Australia - in the 'all-white' livery at Canberra Airport, August 1995.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 1997-067.)

SE-LEU. Skyways - in the standard livery at Stockholm Arlanda Airport, July 2000.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1997-075.)