BAe 146-200 ZK-ECO at Bankstown, still wearing her New Zealand registration and showing traces of her Vincent Aviation colors (Grahame Hutchison)
Australia’s Skyforce has acquired the former Vincent Aviation BAe 146-200 ZK-ECO (msn E2130). She has been stored at Auckland since being repossessed by ANCL Investments Ltd after Vincent Aviation was liquidated in October 2014. On 9 April, she was ferried to Sydney Bankstown via Norfolk Island. Then on 24 April she was registered as VH-SUF to Vanguard Investments Pty Ltd/Pionair Australia Pty Ltd. Skyforce has already acquired two BAe 146-200QCs, but has yet to secure authorization to operate them. One is at Bankstown, while the other is in storage at Bacău.
Recent news items on Skyforce:
- Skyforce to add BAe 146QCs (2013-04-12)
Recent news items on Pionair:
- Pionair puts first ex-WDL BAe 146QT into service (2019-12-20)
- Second WDL BAe 146-200 ferried to Australia (2019-11-25)
- Pionair buys BAe 146s from WDL (2019-11-12)
- WDL BAe 146QTs sold to Pionair (2019-09-29)
- Pionair BAe 146 flies for Captain’s Choice (2019-09-28)