Alliance Downsizing fleet

[Greg Hyde]

On December 23, Alliance flagged two Fokker 100 and one Fokker 50 aircraft would be leaving by March 31 in response to the changing schedules of its customers and the volatility in the resources and energy sector, reducing its fleet to 24 aircraft by the end of 2014/15.

australianaviation.com.au/2015/02/writedowns-push-alliance-aviation-to-first-half-statutory-loss/

[Yusef D]

I think the process is technically called deFokking.

[Patrick H]

WA? SA? or QLD?

[Max C]

F50 will be ex ADL and the F100's will most likely be ex QLD.

[Zac M]

VH-FKX (think it was X) has both the engines pulled off it outside the Alliance hanger at YPAD.

[Stefan Perkas]

VH-FKX (think it was X) has both the engines pulled off it outside the Alliance hanger at YPAD.

VH-FKY is the engineless F50 in ADL. Has not flown since 10-12-14

[Yusef D]

A Fokker 100 without engines loses about half its value. Those airframes are CHEAP.

[Greg Hyde]

Both FWH & FWI have been repainted in ALL WHITE livery.

Are these two aircraft due to be retired/stored/sold ?

[lloyd fox]

They are going to be wet leased to a foreign airline or airlines.The other 2 will be stored as they both have maintenance checks coming up shortly.

So according to the paper a few weeks back 4 F100's will be taken from the fleet-2 wet leased and 2 stored.No mention of the stored aircraft regos?.

[Greg Hyde]

One heading north, any ideas ?

Fokker 100 11278 VH-XWN Alliance Airlines ferried 28-30apr15 PER-HLP-HYD-AAN-TZX-BTS aftter storage ex D-AGPB

[Robert.M]

Heading to Austrian Technik Bratislava for heavy maintenance.

Alliance to send Fokker fleet offshore for heavy maintenance checks (http://australianaviation.com.au/2015/04/alliance-to-send-fokker-fleet-offshore-for-heavy-maintenance-checks/) - Australian Aviation

[Max C]

VH-XWQ is about to head o/s as well

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/VHXWQ/history/20150505/0800Z/YPPH/WIHH

[Greg Hyde]

Alliance Aviation has confirmed the sale of two Fokker 100 aircraft for $15.1 million and reaffirmed full year earnings guidance for 2014/15.

http://australianaviation.com.au/2015/05/alliance-confirms-sale-of-two-fokker-100s/

[Greg Hyde]

Looks like FWH/I have been purchased by Virginal Regional and will operate in WA against the Qantas/Network F100s.

[Robert.M]

FWI arrived in Wagga about half hour ago as VOZ9910. Say the Virgin Australia livery will be applied on the aircraft.

[Robert.M]

FWI is now in VA livery

[Greg Hyde]

Robert,

Did they name ?

[Robert.M]

Negative, no lady with the flag as well.

[Robert.M]

Nameless FWI taxiing.
http://www.crowingstudios.com/images/aircraft/_MG_1022(tn).jpg (http://www.crowingstudios.com/images/aircraft/_MG_1022.jpg)

[Yusef D]

Is it just me, or what that really quick?

[Zac M]

It was previously all white so only needed decals applied.

[Robert.M]

Yep, arrived in Wagga in full Alliance livery afternoon of 14th February and departed all white on the afternoon of the 27th February (no photos of the all white FWI as it departed when I was in Avalon and arrived the other day when I was at uni). This was FWI's third visit to Wagga, two for paint and the other was for an AFL charter.

I do have a photos of FWH in Alliance and all white. Hopefully will visit Wagga for a quick livery job.

[Robert.M]

VH-FWH is currently on route to Wagga.

[Robert.M]

FWH is now in VA livery and is named Swan River.

[Greg Hyde]

Hi Rob,

Glad you got your priorities right, spotting over Uni.

Thanks

[Robert.M]

hahah thankfully no uni lectures on a weekend.

http://www.crowingstudios.com/images/aircraft/Virgin%20Australia%20Regional%20Airlines%20(VH-FWH)%20Fokker%20100%20on%20the%20tarmac%20at%20Wag ga%20Wagga%20Airport%20(2)%20tn.jpg (http://www.crowingstudios.com/images/aircraft/Virgin%20Australia%20Regional%20Airlines%20(VH-FWH)%20Fokker%20100%20on%20the%20tarmac%20at%20Wag ga%20Wagga%20Airport%20(2).jpg)
http://www.crowingstudios.com/images/aircraft/Virgin%20Australia%20Regional%20Airlines%20(VH-FWH)%20Fokker%20100%20on%20taxiing%20at%20Wagga%20 Wagga%20Airport%20(5)%20tn.jpg (http://www.crowingstudios.com/images/aircraft/Virgin%20Australia%20Regional%20Airlines%20(VH-FWH)%20Fokker%20100%20on%20taxiing%20at%20Wagga%20 Wagga%20Airport%20(5).jpg)
http://www.crowingstudios.com/images/aircraft/Virgin%20Australia%20Regional%20Airlines%20(VH-FWH)%20Fokker%20100%20on%20taxiing%20at%20Wagga%20 Wagga%20Airport%20(4)%20tn.jpg (http://www.crowingstudios.com/images/aircraft/Virgin%20Australia%20Regional%20Airlines%20(VH-FWH)%20Fokker%20100%20on%20taxiing%20at%20Wagga%20 Wagga%20Airport%20(4).jpg)

[Greg Hyde]

FWH & FWI were the first two F100s to operate in Australia. Both had first flights in 1990 and imported by Flight West (hence the reg) in 1999.

Hard to believe that they are 25 years old with there new paint jobs.

thanks for the photos

[lloyd fox]

VH-NKU Fokker 70 of Alliance out of the hangar today and did a test flight out of BNE.