VH-IYK. Bombardier DHC-8-402. c/n 4538. Was also registered as: D-ABQR; OE-IIO. |
This aircraft was ordered by - ? Rolled out at Downsview as 'C-FPTU' - September 12, 2016 Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A turboprop engines Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as 'C-FPTU' - September 12, 2016 Registered to Bombardier Inc, Montreal, Quebec, Canada First flown at Toronto (Downsview) as 'C-FPTU' - October 05, 2016 The aircraft was configured with 76 economy class seats Accepted by LGW Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter at Toronto (Downsview) - October 2016 Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - October 13, 2016 Entered onto the German Aircraft Register as D-ABQR - October 13, 2016 Registered to LGW Luftfahrtgesellschaft Walter Sub-leased to Air Berlin as the registered operator - October 15, 2016 Departed Toronto (Downsview) on the delivery flight to Germany - Ocobter 15, 2016 It arrived at Berlin (Tegel) on completion of the delivery flight - October 16, 2016 Delivery route: Toronto (Downsview) - Goose Bay - Keflavik - Berlin Operated its first revenue service - October 20, 2016 Sub-leased to Eurowings Germany - October 03, 2017 Air Berlin ceased operations - October 27, 2017 The aircraft was returned to LGW Leased to German Wings as the registered operator - November 03, 2017 Operated its last revenue service Stuttgart - Dusseldorf as GWI6905 - January 06, 2019 Ferried Dusseldorf - Saarbrucken for storage as GWI6904 - January 07, 2019 Cancelled from the German Aircraft Register - January 06, 2019 Entered onto the Austrian Aircraft Register as OE-IIO - February 26, 2019 Registered to Celestial Aviation Trading / GECAS Ferried Saarbrucken - Shannon in the Air Berlin livery for maintenance and repainting - August 26, 2019 Ferried Shannon - Saarbrucken in the Cobham livery - September 10, 2019 Departed Saarbrucken on the ferry flight to Australia - September 19, 2019 It arrived at Perth on completion of the ferry flight - September 24, 2019 Ferry route: Saarbrucken - Heraklion - Cairo - Abu Dhabi - Ahmedabad - Chennai - Phuket - Subang - Denpasar - Broome - Perth Cancelled from the Austrian Aircraft Register - September 2019 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-IYK - September 30, 2019 Registered to GECAS Australia Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria Leased to National Jet Express Pty Ltd, Adelaide as the registered operator Operated by Cobham Aviation Services Operated its first revenue service Perth - Meekatharra - Perth as JTE976D / JTE977D - October 03, 2019 Current with Cobham Aviation |
VH-IYK. Cobham - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, December 02, 2019. (J. Swanwick Copyright Image 2924-018.) |
VH-IYK. Cobham - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 26, 2021. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 2924-034.) |
VH-IYK. Cobham - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 26, 2021. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 2924-035.) |
VH-IYK. Cobham - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 26, 2021. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 2924-036.) |