VH-JFE Fokker F28-070

VH-JFE. Fokker F28-070. c/n 11545.

Was also registered as: N324K; HP-1732PST.

The temporary export registration 'E-1406 / PH-EZH' was applied to the aircraft - May 16, 1995

First flown as 'PH-EZH' in Ford Motor Company livery - July 13, 1995

Sold to Fokker Aircraft USA Inc - July 20, 1995

Aircraft cleared for export to the United States - July 24, 1995

The temporary export registration marks 'E-1406 / PH-EZH' were removed from the aircraft - July 24, 1995

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N324K - July 24, 1995

Registered to Ford Holdings Financing Inc

Departed Amstedam (Schiphol) on the ferry flight to the United States via Keflavik - July 24, 1995

It arrived at Detroit on completion of the ferry flight - July 25, 1995

It arrived at Woensdrecht for overhaul - January 30, 2007

Departed Woensdrecht for the United States on completion of the overhaul - March 12, 2007

Withdrawn from service - ?

Sold by International Aviation Services Corp to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA Trustee - August 2010

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - August 27, 2010

Entered onto the Panamanian Aircraft Register as HP-1732PST - August 2010

Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA Trustee

Leased to Air Panama as the registered operator

It was observed at Jan Jose, Costa Rica in the 'Air Panama' livery - May 27, 2011

Sustained damage to the right hand engine when it caught fire during a ground test run - September 06, 2012

The incident took place at Juan Santamania, Costa Rica

Visible damage occured to the upper engine cowl but no reported injuries to the three engineers on board

Parked at Juan Santamania awaiting a replacement engine - September 11, 2012

Repaired on site

Sold to Alliance Airlines Pty Ltd, Brisbane, Australia

Departed Panama City on the ferry flight to Australia - January 21, 2013

It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the ferry flight - January 27, 2013

The ferry flight was conducted by Southern Cross Aviation as SXI-1303

Ferry route: Panama City - Nassau - Halifax - Keflavik - Luxembourg - Trabzon - Al Ain -

Nagpur - Penang - Kupang - Brisbane

Cancelled from the Panamanian Aircraft Register - ?

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-JFE - February 15, 2013

Registered to Alliance Airlines Pty Ltd

Withdrawn from use and stored at Adelaide (West Beach) - March 02, 2022

Permantently withdrawn from service and stored at Adelaide (West Beach) - November ?, 2023

Current status - ?

VH-JFE. Alliance - in the non-standard livery at Perth Airport, March 16, 2013.

(G. Wood Copyright Image 1995-469.)

VH-JFE. Alliance - in the non-standard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, March 27, 2013.

(G. Canciana Copyright Image 1995-492.)

VH-JFE. Alliance - in the non-standard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, March 27, 2013.

(G. Canciana Copyright Image 1995-530.)

VH-JFE. Alliance - in the non-standard livery at Melbourne Essendon Airport, March 27, 2013.

(G. Canciana Copyright Image 1995-493.)

VH-JFE. Alliance - in the non-standard livery at Perth Airport, May 25, 2013.

VH-JFE. Alliance - in the non-standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 17, 2013.

VH-JFE. Alliance - in the non-standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 18, 2013.

VH-JFE. Alliance - in the non-standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 13, 2013.

VH-JFE. Alliance - in the non-standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 13, 2014.

VH-JFE. Alliance - in the non-standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 26, 2017.

VH-JFE. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 23, 2019.

VH-JFE. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 10, 2019.