VH-AHX Fokker F.27-050

VH-AHX. Fokker F27-050. c/n 20161.

Was also registered as: 9M-MGC; VH-FKP.

This aircraft was originally ordered by Sudan Airways but it was not taken up

The temporary export registration 'E-971 / PH-EXK' was reserved by Fokker Aircraft B.V. - January 24, 1989

The temporary export registration 'PH-EXK' was applied to the aircraft - January 31, 1989

First flown as 'PH-EXK' - July 07, 1989

The aircraft was sold to Malaysian Airline Systems - 1989

The temporary export registration 'E-971 / PH-EXK' was removed from the aircraft - October 27, 1989

The aircraft was cleared for export to Malaysia - October 30, 1989

Entered onto the Malaysian Aircraft Register as 9M-MGC - October 30, 1989

Leased to Fly Asian Xpress as the registered operator - August 01, 2006

Leased to MAS Wings as the registered operator - October 01, 2007

Returned to Malaysian at the end of the lease - 2009

Sold to Alliance Airlines, Australia

It arrived at Adelaide(West Beach) on completion of the ferry flight as MAS5417 - August 02, 2009

Ferry route: Kuala Lumpur - Denpasar - Darwin - Alice Springs - Adelaide

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-AHX - August 05, 2009

Registered to Alliance Airlines, Brisbane, Australia

It was intended to part the aircraft out

Reregistered as VH-FKP - January 29, 2010

Registered to Alliance Airlines

An aircraft must be on the Australian Aircraft Register to legally permit Australian licenced engineers to remove parts

Stored at Adelaide (West Beach) and cannibalised for spare parts

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - April 07, 2016

The fuselage departed Adelaide (West Beach) on a low-loader for a local scrapyard - April 13, 2016

9M-MGC. Malaysia - in the standard livery at Kuala Lumpur Airport, November 1989.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1997-328.)

9M-MGC. Malaysia - in the standard livery at Kuala Lumpur Airport, November 1989.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1997-329.)

9M-MGC. Malaysia - in the 'all-white' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 02, 2009.

(R. Brown Copyright Image 1997-111.)

VH-AHX. Alliance - in the 'all-white' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 21, 2009.

(N. K. Daw Copyright Image 1997-215.)

VH-AHX. Alliance - in the 'all-white' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 21, 2009.

(N. K. Daw Copyright Image 1997-217.)

VH-FKP. Alliance - in the 'all-white' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 06, 2011.

VH-FKP. Alliance - in the 'all-white' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 08, 2011.

VH-FKP. Alliance - in the 'all-white' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 19, 2011.

VH-FKP. Alliance - in the 'all-white' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 13, 2016.