VH-UZI. Embraer ERJ-190-100IGW. c/n 19000191.

Was also registered as: PT-SDZ; N963UW; N170HQ.

 

 

This aircraft was ordered by U. S. Airways - ?

Rolled off the production line at Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil - July 2008

First flown as 'PT-SDZ' - July 2008

Powered by General Electric GE34-10E6 engines

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N963UW - July 17, 2008

Registered to U. S. Airways, Pittsburg, PA

Accepted to U. S. Airways at Sao Jose dos Campos - July 17, 2008

Leased to Republic Airlines - October 26, 2009

It was reregistered as N170HQ - December 09, 2009

Registered to Republic Airlines as the registered operator

The aircraft was withdrawn from Republic Airlines service and returned to U. S. Airways - December 31, 2012

It was reregistered as N963UW - January 18, 2013

Registered to U. S. Airways, Pittsburg

U. S. Airways was absorbed by American Airlines - April 08, 2015

Registered to American Airlines - December 30, 2015

It was withdrawn from American Airlines service at Pittsburgh - March 25, 2020

It was ferried Pittsburgh - Rowell, New Mexico for storage - April 19, 2020

Registered to TVPX Aircraft Solutions Inc Trustee, North Salt Lake City, Utah - May 10, 2021

Ferried Roswell - San Jose, Costa Rica - April 19, 2022

It was then prepared for lease / sale to Alliance Airlines including repainting into 'QantasLink' livery - April 2022

Test flown San Jose - San Jose TEST04 - April 26, 2022

Test flown San Jose - San Jose as QQ9817 - July 23, 2022

Sold to Alliance Airlines for operation by QantasLink - July 25, 2022

Departed San Jose (08:30 local) on the ferry flight to Australia as QQ9817 - July 25, 2022

It arrived at Brisbane (14:35 local) on completion of the ferry flight - July 27, 2022

Ferry route: San Jose - San Diego - Honolulu - Majuro - Brisbane

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - July 28, 2022

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-UZI - August 02, 2022

Registered to Bravo Airlines Pty Ltd, Brisbane

Leased to Alliance Airlines Pty Ltd, Brisbane as the registered operator

Test flown Brisbane - Brisbane as QQ9800 - October 03, 2022

Operated its first QantasLink revenue service Brisbane - Townsville as QF1920 - December 26, 2022

Current with Alliance Airlines / QantasLink

 

 

VH-UZI. QantasLink - in the 'Silver Roo' livery at Canberra Airport, February 21, 2023.

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