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VH-SEF. Fairchild SA-227AC Metro 3. c/n AC-641. Was also registered as: N351AE; ZK-SDA. |
This aircraft was built by Fairchild Aerospace, San Antonio, Texas - 1986 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N2683U - April 1986 Registered to Fairchild Aircraft Inc, San Antonio, Texas Powered by Garrett Turbine TPE331-12U engines It was delivered to Wings West Airlines - April ?, 1986 Reregistered as N351AE - May ?, 1988 It was operated by Wings West as part of the US Air Express fleet Sold to Avline Inc - October ?, 1990 Leased to the AMR Leasing Corporation, USA - October ?, 1990 Sub-leased to Wings West Airlines as the registered operator Returned to Avline Inc at the end of the lease - May 19, 1992 Leased to Jet Express - August 13, 1992 Returned to Avline Inc at the end of the lease - June 1994 The aircraft was prepared for lease to Eagle Airways, New Zealand Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - August ?, 1994 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-SDA - August 31, 1994 Registered to Eagle Airways Limited, Hamilton, New Zealand It was withdrawn from service by Eagle Airways and stored at Hamilton, New Zealand - November ?, 2001 Departed Hamilton on its ferry flight to Australia via Lord Howe Island - December 10, 2001 It arrived at Maroochydore, Queensland on delivery to Aeromil - December ?, 2001 Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - February 05, 2002 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-SEF - February 12, 2002 Registered to Aeromil Leased to Sunshine Express Airlines as the registered operator The aircraft was named 'Spirit of Biloela' Registered to A.B.G.O. Pty Ltd, Hamilton, Victoria - December 06, 2006 Leased to Brindabella Airlines, Canberra, ACT as the registered operator - ? Sold to Commonwealth Bank of Australia - August 31, 2011 The lease to Brindabella Airlines as the registered operator continued Sold to Rushbury Enterprises Ltd, Cheltenham, England - ? The lease to Brindabella Airlines as the registered operator continued Brindabella Airlines ceased all operations - December 14, 2013 The aircraft was lease to Jetfast, Canberra, ACT as the registered operator - March 26, 2014 Sold to JMC Investments - July 30, 2015 The aircraft was permanently withdrawn from use - ? 2019 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - April 01, 2019 |
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VH-SEF. Brindabella Airlines - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 17, 2010. (R. Brown Copyright Image 1040-380.) |