VH-FSL. Fokker F27-050. c/n 20249.

Was also registered as: G-UKTC; PH-KXH.

 

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-KXH - March 27, 1992

Registered to Fokker Aircraft BV, Amsterdam

First flown as 'PH-KXH' - April 01, 1992

Registered to Fokker Aircraft Services BV, Amsterdam - May 22, 1992

The intended sale to Libya Arab Airlines was blocked by a United Nations boycot

The aircraft placed in storage at Woensdrecht - November 15, 1993

Removed from storage and prepared for lease to KLM Cityhopper - May 1994

Registered to KLM Cityhopper BV, Schipol as registered operator - June 16, 1994

Accepted by Air UK at Schiphol - June 17, 1994

Aircraft was named 'City of Bradford'

Registered to Abbey National September Leasing (4) Ltd, England - October 18, 1994

Leased to KLM Cityhopper BV, Schiphol as the registered operator

The export registration 'E-1377' was arranged - December 02, 1994

Ferried Woensdrecht - Norwich on delivery to Air UK - December 21, 1994

Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - January 25, 1995

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-UKTC (CofR G-UKTC/R1) - January 25, 1995

Registered to Pembroke Capital Aircraft, Shannon, Ltd - February 26, 2003

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-KXH - July 03, 2003

Registered to KLM Cityhopper UK, Ltd

Operated its last revenue service - April 01, 2009

Ferried to Keulen for storage - April 03, 2009

Returned to service - July 20, 2009

Ferried to Norwich on return to the lessor for storage - September 11, 2009

Ferried Norwich - Maastricht in an 'all-white' livery as KL7331 - November 06, 2009

Leased to Skywest Airlines (Australia) Pty Ltd - November 06, 2009

It was observed at Southend in the Skywest Airlines livery - December 14, 2009

Ferried Southend - Seletar for overhaul as SX1920 - December 18, 2009

Ferried Seletar - Perth on delivery to Skywest Airlines - February 26, 2010

Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - March 04, 2010

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FSL - March 09, 2010

Registered to Stansted Aircraft Finance (No.1) Limited

Leased to Skywest Airlines (Australia) Pty Ltd as the registered operator

Virgin Australia announced its intention to acquire Skywest Airlines - October 30, 2012

Virgin Australia finalised the acquisition of Skywest Airlines - April 11, 2013

Skywest Airlines was officially renamed Virgin Australia Regional Airlines - May 03, 2013

Operated the final Skywest service under the 'XR' designator Esperance - Perth as XR148 - August 01, 2013

Operated its final revenue service Esperance - Perth as VOZ2639 - January 18, 2016

Withdrawn from service and placed in open storage at Perth

Ferried Perth (12:46 local) - Alice Springs (18:03 local) for storage - April 27, 2016

Flight time - 3 hours 47 minutes

Ferried Alice Springs (15:32 local) - Broome (17:24 local) - July 01, 2016

Flight time - 3 hours 21 minutes

Ferried Broome (07:58 local) - Denpasar (10:46 local) - July 02, 2016

Flight time - 2 hours 48 minutes

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - April 04, 2017

 

 

G-UKTC. Air UK - in the standard livery at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, date unknown.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1997-319.)

VH-FSL. Skywest - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, July 30, 2011.

(G. Wood Copyright Image 1997-180.)

VH-FSL. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, August 15, 2012.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1997-126.)

VH-FSL. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, August 18, 2012.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1997-147.)

VH-FSL. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, August 25, 2012.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1997-148.)

VH-FSL. Skywest - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, August 30, 2012.

(M. Lynam Copyright Image 1997-191.)

VH-FSL. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, February 18, 2013.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1997-142.)

VH-FSL. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, February 18, 2013.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1997-144.)

VH-FSL. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, February 18, 2013.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1997-143.)

VH-FSL. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, February 18, 2013.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1997-145.)

VH-FSL. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, February 18, 2013.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1997-146.)

VH-FSL. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, March 09, 2013.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1997-218.)

VH-FSL. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, March 18, 2013.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1997-221.)

VH-FSL. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, March 22, 2013.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1997-222.)

VH-FSL. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, April 19, 2013.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1997-285.)