VH-NJC. British Aerospace 146-100A. c/n E1013. Was also registered as: G-6-013; N146AP. |
This aircraft rolled off the BAe production line at Hatfield - 1984 Powered by four Textron Lycoming ALF502-R3 engines First flown at Hatfield as 'G-6-013' - February 21, 1984 Accepted by Air Pac Airlines at Hatfield - March 03, 1984 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N146AP - ? Repossessed by British Aerospace and stored at Oklahoma City - May 16, 1986 Leased to Presidential Airways (USA) - August 01, 1986 Returned to British Aerospace - September 1986 Leased to Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) - December 15, 1986 PSA merged with US Air - April 09, 1988 Returned to British Aerospace - April 20, 1988 Leased to Westair Commuter Airlines (United Express feeder airline) - April 22, 1988 Withdrawn from service and stored - May 1988 Sub-leased to Aspen Airways (United Express feeder airline) - 1988 Returned to British Aerospace - April 15, 1990 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - June 20, 1990 Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as 'G-6-013' - June 21, 1990 Leased to National Jet Systems (Australia) Pty Ltd - June 23, 1990 Departed Norwich on the ferry flight to Australia - June 23, 1990 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-NJC - June 24, 1990 Registered to Sherrard Aviation Pty Ltd Leased to National Jet Systems Pty Ltd as the registered operator It arrived at Adelaide (West Beach) on completion of the ferry flight - June 27, 1990 Entered service with National Jet - July 01, 1990 It was operated by National Jet Systems for Australian Airlink - August 02, 1991 Operated its first Australian Airlink revenue service Brisbane - Mackay as TN218 - August 02, 1991 The aircraft was named 'City of Cairns' Repainted into the 'experimental' Qantas livery dubbed the 'milk-bottle' livery - August 1993 Australian Airlink was acquired by Qantas Airways - October 1993 Sub-leased to Southern Australia Airlines - July 03, 1999 Operated its first Southern Australia revenue service Canberra - Melbourne (Tullamarine) - July 03, 1999 Operated its last Southern Australia revenue service Launceston - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as QF974 - August 28, 1999 Returned to Qantas Airlink - August 28, 1999 Ferried Perth - Adelaide (West Beach) at the end of the Qantas Airlink sub-lease - February 09, 2002 Entered service with National Jet operating the Adelaide (West Beach) - Moomba service - February 11, 2002 Returned to QantasLink service on Perth - Newman route as QF1808 - May 19, 2002 It was observed at Perth in all-white livery with 'National Jet' titles and tail logo - December 22, 2002 It was observed at Perth in all-white livery with 'National Jet' titles and tail logo - November 11, 2003 It was paced into short term storage at Perth - December 2003 It was observed at Perth in the standard 'National Jet' livery - May 16, 2004 Registered to National Jet Systems Pty Ltd - September 27, 2005 Ferried Adelaide (West Beach) - Perth in all-white livery with 'National Jet' tail logo - March 11, 2007 National Jet Systems was renamed Cobham Aviation Services Australia - March 01, 2009 Registered to National Jet Systems Pty Ltd, Adelaide - November 02, 2009 Leased to National Jet Express Pty Ltd as the registered operator Operated its final revenue service Perth - Granny Smith - Perth as JTE950 / 959 - January 06, 2016 Ferried Perth - Adelaide (West Beach) as JTE5500 - January 10, 2016 Withdrawn from service and prepared for scrapping at Adelaide (West Beach) Remains were removed on a low loader from Adelaide to a local scrap yard - December 22, 2016 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 11, 2017 |
VH-NJC. National Jet Systems - in the all-white livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 1990. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-675.) |
VH-NJC. National Jet Systems - in the all-white livery at an unknown airport, November 1990. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-297.) |
VH-NJC. National Jet Systems - in the all-white livery with revised titles at Adelaide West Beach Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-298.) |
VH-NJC. Australian Airlink - 'City of Cairns' in the 'Australian' livery at Brisbane Airport, October 1991. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-787.) |
VH-NJC. Australian Airlink - 'City of Cairns' in the 'Australian' livery at Hobart Airport, March 1992. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-803.) |
VH-NJC. Australian Airlink - in the experimental Qantas 'milk bottle' livery at Brisbane Airport, August 22, 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-226.) |
VH-NJC. Australian Airlink - in the experimental Qantas 'milk bottle' livery at Brisbane Airport, August 22, 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-227.) |
VH-NJC. Airlink - in the revised livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-788.) |
VH-NJC. QantasLink - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 2002. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-224.) |
VH-NJC. QantasLink - in the original livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 13, 2002. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-636.) |
VH-NJC. National Jet - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, December 02, 2008. (R. N. Smith Colection Copyright Image 0414-355.) |
VH-NJC. National Jet - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, December 09, 2008. (R. N. Smith Colection Copyright Image 0414-356.) |
VH-NJC. Cobham - in the National Jet livery at Perth Airport, March 19, 2010. (R. Shaw Copyright Image 0414-232.) |
VH-NJC. Cobham - in the National Jet livery at Perth Airport, October 23, 2013. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-358.) |
VH-NJC. Cobham - in the National Jet livery at Perth Airport, February 18, 2014. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-357.) |
VH-NJC. Cobham - in the National Jet livery at West Beach Airport, June 01, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0414-351.) |
VH-NJC. Cobham - in the National Jet livery at West Beach Airport, June 01, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0414-352.) |
VH-NJC. Cobham - in the National Jet livery at West Beach Airport, January 23, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0414-353.) |
VH-NJC. Cobham - in the basic National Jet livery at West Beach Airport, November 30, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0414-354.) |