VH-XWQ Fokker F28-0100

VH-XWQ. Fokker F28-0100. c/n 11300.

Was also registered as: N862US; PH-CXE; D-AGPE.

This aircraft was ordered new by US Airways - ?

The temporary export registration 'E-1029 / PH-EZC' was applied to the aircraft - January 17, 1990

The temporary export registration 'E-1029 / PH-EZC' was reserved by Fokker Aircraft B.V. - January 26, 1990

First flown at Amsterdam (Schiphol) as 'PH-EZC' in the 'US Air' livery - April 03, 1990

Sold to Fokker Aircraft USA, Inc - April 10, 1990

The aircraft was cleared for export to the United States - April 12, 1990

Accepted by US Air at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - April 12, 1990

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N862US - April 13, 1990

Registered to Fokker Aircraft USA, Inc

Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the delivery flight to the United States via Keflavik - April 13, 1990

Sold to US Air Leasing and Services Inc - April 16, 1990

Leased to US Air as the registered operator

Registered to US Air Leasing and Services, Inc - April 25, 1990

Sold to US Air Inc - June 26, 1990

Registered to US Air - July 02, 1990

It had flown 7,830 hours with 7,295 cycles - June 30, 1993

Registered to US Airways when US Air changed its name - February 27, 1997

Sold to Wilmington Trust Company - February 25, 2003

Registered to Wilmington Trust Company, Inc - February 26, 2003

It arrived at Woensdrecht on completion of the ferry flight from Mojave - March 10, 2003

Registration 'PH-CXE' reserved by Pembroke Capital Aircraft Shannon Ltd - April 10, 2003

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-CXE - May 07, 2003

Registered to Aircraft Finance and Trading BvL 6384

Test flown at Woensdrecht - May 23, 2003

Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - June 04, 2003

Entered onto the German Aircraft Register as D-AGPE - June 04, 2003

Registered to Pembroke Capital Aircraft Shannon Ltd

Leased to Germania Fluggellschaft, GmbH as the registered operator

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - June 11, 2003

Leased to Air Berlin - April 24, 2004

It arrived at Amsterdam (Schiphol) for repainting by QAPS into the 'Air Berlin' livery - April 26, 2004

Accepted by Air Berlin at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - April 29, 2004

It was observed at Munchen in service with Air Berlin - May 01, 2004

It arrived at Berlin (Tegel-Eindhoven) Airport for repainting - November 09, 2008

Ferried Eindhoven - Schonefeld for storage - November 14, 2008

Returned to Germania Fluggesellschaft GmbH - February 01, 2009

Ferried Schonefeld - Woensdrecht for storage - April 14, 2009

It was observed stored at Woensdrecht in an 'all-white' livery - February 25, 2010

Lease / sold to Alliance Airlines - May 2010

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-XWQ - June 01, 2010

Registered to Alliance Airlines Pty Ltd, Brisbane

Accepted by Alliance Airlines at Woensdrecht - June 21, 2010

Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the ferry flight to Australia - June 21, 2010

It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the ferry flight - June 24, 2010

Current with Alliance Airlines

N862US. US Air - in the revised livery at Pittsburg Airport, April 20, 1990.

(E. Greenman Copyright Image 1995-675.)

N862US. US Air - in the revised livery at Pittsburg Airport, April 20, 1990.

(E. Greenman Copyright Image 1995-759.)

D-AGPE. Germania - in the standard livery at Frankfurt Airport, August 2003.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-648.)

D-AGPE. Germania - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, September 2003.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-540.)

D-AGPE. Germania - in the standard livery at Frankfurt Airport, September 2003.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-676.)

D-AGPE. Germania - in the standard livery at Frankfurt Airport, September 2003.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-659.)

D-AGPE. Air Berlin - in the standard livery at Munich Airport, May 2004.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-649.)

D-AGPE. Air Berlin - in the standard livery at Munich Airport, June 2004.

VH-XWQ. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 22, 2012.

VH-XWQ. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 22, 2015.

VH-XWQ. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 02, 2016.

VH-XWQ. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, March 01, 2016.

VH-XWQ. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 04, 2016.

VH-XWQ. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 15, 2016.

VH-XWQ. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 14, 2017.

VH-XWQ. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 14, 2017.

VH-XWQ. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 27, 2023.

VH-XWQ. Alliance - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 12, 2023.