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VH-FVZ. Aerospatiale ATR-72-212A. c/n 1087. Was also registered as: 2-BKLS; EI-HDI. |
This aircraft was built for Avation Airframe Holdings Pte Ltd It was observed at Toulouse in primer as 'F-WWEX' - April 24, 2013 First flown as 'F-WWEX' at Toulouse - April 25, 2013 Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127M turboprop engines Skywest Airlines was renamed Virgin Australia Regional Airlines - May 03, 2013 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FVZ - May 09, 2013 Registered to Avation Eastern Fleet 111 Pte Ltd, Singapore Leased to Virgin Australia Regional Airlines, Cloverdale, Western Australia as the registered operator The aircraft is to be operated by Skywest Airlines for Virgin Australia Pty Ltd Accepted by Avation Airframe Holdings Pty Ltd at Toulouse - May 31, 2013 Departed Toulouse on the delivery flight to Australia as SXI-1325 - June 01, 2013 It arrived at Perth on completion of the delivery flight - June 09, 2013 Delivery route: Toulouse - Alexandra - Al Ain - Nagpur - Penang - Jakarta (Halim) - Perth The delivery flight was carried out by Southern Cross International Ferried Perth - Kalgoorlie - Brisbane as VA1503- July 12, 2013 The aircraft was named 'Angourie Beach' Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Moranbah as VA1661 - July 26, 2013 This aircraft was badly damaged whilst landing at Canberra - November 19, 2017 To view the ATSB report on this accident please click 'HERE' Ferried Canberra - Brisbane for further repairs - January 24, 2018 Ferried Brisbane - Canberra as VOZ9924 - March 06, 2018 Returned to service Brisbane - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as VOZ559 - March 08, 2018 Operated its final revenue service - ? Sold to Chorus Aviation Capital, Halifax, Canada - April 07, 2020 Departed Brisbane on the ferry flight to the United Kingdom - July 12, 2021 It arrived at Exeter on completion of the ferry flight - July 18, 2021 Ferry route: Brisbane - Darwin - Denpasar - Medan - Male - Muscat - Hurghada - Catania - Exeter Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - July 24, 2021 Entered onto the Guernsey Aircraft Register as 2-BKJS - July 24, 2021 Registered to Chorus Aviation Capital, Halifax, Canada Entered onto the Irish Aircraft Register as EI-HDI - ? Delivered to Emerald Airlines, Dublin - June 2022 Current status - ? |
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VH-FVZ. Virgin Australia - 'Angourie Beach' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, February 03, 2015. (G. Louis Copyright Image 0390-188.) |
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VH-FVZ. Virgin Australia - 'Angourie Beach' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, February 03, 2015. (G. Louis Copyright Image 0390-189.) |
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VH-FVZ. Virgin Australia - 'Angourie Beach' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, February 03, 2015. (G. Louis Copyright Image 0390-190.) |
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VH-FVZ. Virgin Australia - 'Angourie Beach' in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, February 03, 2015. (G. Louis Copyright Image 0390-191.) |