VH-XKI. Bombardier DHC-8Q-315. c/n 587.

Was also registered as: EC-IIA; C-GKUX.

 

Construction of this aircraft was completed at Toronto (Downsview) - April 2002

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GDIU - May 01, 2002

Registered to Bombardier Inc, Canada

First flown at Downsview as 'C-GDIU' - May 01, 2002

Powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PWC123E turboprop engines

Prepared for lease to Air Nostrum

Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - September 30, 2002

Entered onto the Spanish Aircraft Register as EC-IIA - October 16, 2002

Registered to Bombardier Inc, Canada

Leased to Air Nostrum t/a Iberia Regional Airlines as the registered operator

The aircraft was named 'Palmera'

Withdrawn from use and stored at Madrid, Spain - October 2009

Departed Valencia on the ferry flight to Canada on return to the lessor - April 07, 2011

Arrived Toronto (Downsview) on completion of the fery flight - April 08, 2011

Ferry route: Valencia - Jersey - Glasgow - Keflavik - Toronto

Ferry flight was carried out by World Wide Aircraft Ferrying Ltd

Returned to Bombardier at Toronto (Downsview) - April 13, 2011

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GKUX - April 29, 2011

Registered to Bombardier Inc, Canada

The aircraft was prepared for sale to Skippers Aviation Pty Ltd

Registered to World Wide Aircraft Ferrying Ltd, Canada - May 19, 2011

It was observed at Toronto (Downsview) in the Skippers livery - May 20, 2011

Departed Toronto on the ferry flight to Australia - June 04, 2011

It arrived at Perth on completion of the ferry flight - June 6, 2011

Ferry route: Toronto - Grand Rapids - Concorde - Honolulu - Majuro - Cairns - Perth

Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - June 10, 2011

Entered onto the Australia Aircraft Register as VH-XKI - June 15, 2011

Registered to Skippers Aviation Pty Ltd, Subiaco, Western Australia

Operated its first revenue service Perth - Plutonic Gold Mine - Perth as JW1941/1041 - August 2, 2011

Current with Skippers Aviation

 

 

VH-XKI. Skippers - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, November 22, 2013.

(R. Brown Copyright Image 2923-673.)

VH-XKI. Skippers - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, November 22, 2013.

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