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VH-YQC. Airbus A320-211. c/n 395. Was also registered as: CS-TNE; N268SAT; ZS-DJD. |
This aircraft was ordered new by GATX Leasing - ? Powered by CFMI CFM56-5A3 engines Rolled off the production line at Toulouse (Blagnac) as 'F-WWBJ'- November 1992 First flown at Toulouse as 'F-WWBJ' - December 15, 1992 Accepted by GATX at Toulouse (Blagnac) - March 1993 Entered onto the Portuguese Aircraft Register as CS-TNE - March 03, 1993 Registered to GATX Leasing Ltd Leased to TAP Air Portugal as the registered operator The aircraft was named 'Sa de Miranda' Modifications to convert it from the original series '211' to a series '212' completed - March 2000 Sub-leased to Air Luxor as the registered operator - March 21, 2000 Sub-leased to Novair (Sweden) in the standard livery - April 2002 Returned to Air Luxor at the end of the sub-lease - February 2003 Sub-leased to Novair (Sweden) as the registered operatpr - June 25, 2003 Returned to Air Luxor at the end of the sub-lease - October 2003 Returned to GATX at the end of TAP Air Portugal lease - December 31, 2003 The aircraft was ferried to Bordeaux and stored - December 31, 2003 Leased to TAP Air Portugal as registered operator - May 24, 2004 It was withdrawn from use and returned to lessor at the end of the lease - 2010 It was observed at Oporto in all-white livery as 'VH-YQY' - April 15, 2010 Cancelled from the Portuguese Aircraft Register - April 2010 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-YQC - April 23, 2010 Registered to Aeroturbine Inc, Miami, Florida Leased to Strategic Airlines Pty Ltd, Eagle Farm, Brisbane as the registered operator Departed Portugal in all-white livery on the ferry flight to Australia - May 02, 2010 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the ferry flight - May 06, 2010 Ferry route: Oporto - Heraklion - Colombo - Singapore (Seletar) - Darwin - Melbourne (Tullamarine) Ferried Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Brisbane in the Strategic livery as AGC9001 - June 06, 2010 Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Dili - Brisbane as AGC1002/1003 - June 09, 2010 Operated the inaugural Bisbane - Port Headland service as VC510 - August 03, 2010 Operated the inaugural Brisbane - Townsville - Denpasar service as VC530/230 - December 03, 2010 Ferried Brisbane - Kuala Lumpur (Subang) for maintenance and repainting - October 02, 2011 Ferried Kualu Lumpur (Subang) - Perth in the new 'Air Australia' livery - October 22, 2011 This was the first Stategic aircraft to acquire the new 'Air Australia' livery Stategic Airlines was renamed Air Australia - Novmeber 03, 2011 Operated its first Air Australia revenue service Brisbane - Port Headland as VC510 - November 15, 2011 Operated the inaugural Brisbane - Melbourne (Tullamarine) service as VC560 - December 15, 2011 Operated its final revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Brisbane as VC663 - February 15, 2012 Air Australia ceased all operations - February 17, 2012 Departed Brisbane on ferry flight to United States on return to the lessor - March 01, 2012 It arrived at Goodyear on completion of the ferry flight - March 03, 2012 Ferry route: Brisbane - Majuro - Honolulu - Goodyear Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 03, 2012 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N268AT - March 13, 2012 Registered to Aeroturbine Inc, Miami, Florida Aircraft stored at Goodyear, Arizona It was observed stored at Goodyear in the 'Air Australia' livery as N268AT - October 08, 2012 Sold to African Holding Company of America Inc, Fallsington, PA - ? Registered to African Holding Company of America Inc, Pennsylvania - January 14, 2013 Departed Goodyear on ferry flight to Egypt in the 'Air Australia' livery - February 06, 2013 It arrived at Cairo on completion of the ferry flight - February 70, 2013 Ferried route: Goodyear - Des Moines - Keflavik - ? - Cairo It was observed undergoing maintenance at Cairo - March 25, 2013 It is to be repainted in CAA - Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation livery for lease to CAA Registered to African Holdings Company of America, Inc - August 22, 2013 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - December 04, 2013 Entered onto the South African Aircraft Register as ZS-DJD - December 10, 2013 Registered to Polkadots Properties (South Africa) 185 Pty Ltd Leased to CAA Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation as the registered operator Current with CAA Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation Current status - ? |
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VH-YQC. Strategic - in the standard livery with additional 'think.be.fly' titles at Denpasar Airport, August 16, 2010. (R. Finlayson Copyright Image 0320-291.) |
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VH-YQC. Air Australia - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, December 06, 2011. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-288.) |
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VH-YQC. Air Australia - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 21, 2011. (R. Finlayson Copyright Image 0320-292.) |
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VH-YQC. Air Australia - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 21, 2011. (R. Finlayson Copyright Image 0320-293.) |
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VH-YQC. Air Australia - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 21, 2011. (R. Finlayson Copyright Image 0320-294.) |
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VH-YQC. Air Australia - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, January 06, 2012. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-289.) |
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VH-YQC. Air Australia - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, January 06, 2012. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-290.) |