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 […]
The bankruptcy of its Australian unit in May has led to the downfall of New Zealand’s Vincent Aviation. Vincent Aviation (Australia) ceased operations and was liquidated in May. According to Vincent’s founder and owner, Peter Vincent, the major reason for its problems was mining company Rio Tinto’s last-minute cancellation of […]
Vincent Aviation‘s Australian subsidiary stopped flying on 28 May after it was placed into receivership. Vincent Aviation had operated BAe 146-200 ZK-ECO (msn E2130) in Australia, primarily on FIFO flights on behalf of the mining industry. Four Saab 340Bs and five Beech 1900Ds had also been operated, on charters and […]
Vincent Aviation painted its BAe 146-200, ZK-ECO (msn E2130), in a new corporate color scheme. She had been operated in relatively anonymous livery of previous operator Air National since Vincent took her over in June 2011. She was painted by Wellington’s VA engineers and Tag Signs Ltd in early March. […]
Vincent Aviation BAe 146-200 ZK-ECO (msn E2130) is continuing its movie career. The production company of the new Hobbit movies, being directed by Peter Jackson, chartered her to bring hundreds of members of the movie’s cast and crew to Dunedin International Airport. The 146 operated several flights from Wellington and […]
Vincent Aviation‘s BAe 146-200 ZK-ECO (msn E2130) has landed a movie role. She was painted with “Quansair” titles for filming of several scenes of a new movie, Mister Pip, starring Hugh Laurie. On 15 August, she flew to Timaru, which was standing in for the Australian outback town of Mt […]
New Zealand’s sole BAe 146, series 200 ZK-ECO (msn E2130), is now being operated by Vincent Aviation. The 146 had been parked at Auckland Airport since its previous operator, Air National, was grounded in early February over safety violations. Air National eventually surrendered its AOC. Vincent Aviation is owned by […]
