Cobham Embraer 190

[Dylan Hardie]

Cobham E190 VH-ZPT due to leave Australia on the 10th on return to lessor/new owner. Operated final passenger flight on the 7th NC440/441 to Karratha

[Dylan Hardie]

Planned Routing Perth - Cocos Is - Mattala (Sri Lanka) - Maldives - Seychelles - Jo’burg.

[Greg Hyde]

Looks like another Ex.VA E190 for Airlink

[Greg Hyde]

Embraer 190 AR 190.00451 ZS- Airlink delivery 10-11jun21 PER-CCR-HRI-MLE-SEZ-JNB, VH-reg ex VH-ZPT

[Greg Hyde]

Looks like it will become ZS-YAT (unconfirmed) with Airlink.

Also ex VA VH-ZPI will also be joining the Airlink fleet

[Greg Hyde]

Embraer 190 LR 190.00202 EI-GHJ Nordic Aviation Capital ferried 18jun21 BZG-HRG on delivery to Airlink ex N202NC

[Greg Hyde]

ZPT was deleted from reg on 18/6

[Brenden S]

Next Cobham E190 due this week or next, with a B reg

[Dylan Hardie]

E190 on the way to Perth today as VQ-BRN

[Greg Hyde]

VQ-BRN in Perth

https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/20390_1625278903.jpg

[Yusef D]

I wonder where they'll paint it? IQA arrived painted.

[Brenden S]

I doubt it will be painted.

[Yusef D]

I doubt it will be painted.

Oh, isn't it sticking around very long? IQA and the rest of the pax fleet is all in Cobham livery.

[Brenden S]

The fleet in Cobham livery were all painted prior to delivery. ZPT and this new one never were.

[Dylan Hardie]

ZPT was never due to get painted as they were only keeping it until the lease was up

[Yusef D]

Third Ejet coming, and more Q400s.

[Brian Wilkes]

Sounds like a fleet renewal.
I think the E190's will be a big factor around OZ in the next 5 to 10 years if not sooner.

[Greg Hyde]

VQ-BRN in Perth

https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/20390_1625278903.jpg

Added to reg as VH-IQU on 21/07

[Dylan Hardie]

IQU has had the Cobham sticker placed on the front like ZPT had

[Greg Hyde]

Embraer 190 LR 190.00087 2-KLEY TrueNoord Regional Leasing ferried 07-08sep21 CRK-SUB-PER, all white on delivery to Cobham ex B-16821

[Greg Hyde]

Embraer 190 LR 190.00087 2-KLEY TrueNoord Regional Leasing ferried 07-08sep21 CRK-SUB-PER, all white on delivery to Cobham ex B-16821

Added to Reg as IQY on the 21/09

[Greg Hyde]

IQY entered service on 02/10

[Greg Hyde]

From Cobham press release

“Since we launched our fleet renewal program we have welcomed five new Q400s, with this latest E190 bringing our number of these aircraft types to three,” said Tim Pirga, Cobham’s Business Development Director.

“The Cobham team is hard at work planning the introduction of another two aircraft - a fourth E190 and sixth Q400 - as we countdown to 2022.”

https://www.cobham.com.au/news/news-media-releases/cobhams-third-e190-takes-to-the-skies

[Max C]

Cobham are also looking for Q400 flight crew for their ADL base so it’ll only be a matter of time before the Q400 is there as well.

[Greg Hyde]

Cobham BAe 146 performs final flight in WA

Charter, FIFO and special missions operator Cobham has completed its final British Aerospace 146 flight in Western Australia, ending nearly four decades of operations in the state.

The final flight, a FIFO flight for Minara Resources, touched down in Perth from Murrin Murrin at around 8:05pm on Thursday.

To mark the occasion, the aircraft, VH-NJY, was welcomed in Perth with a water cannon salute.

NJY has since been deployed to South Australia, where Cobham has consolidated its BAe146/RJ100 operations. Instead, Cobham will operate its fleet of Embraer E190 and De Havilland Q400 aircraft to service the WA FIFO and resources sector.

The flight marked the end of an era, as the distinguishable four-engine jet has operated in WA since 1985, initially by both Ansett and National Jet Systems (which later became Cobham).

Since 1990, National Jet Systems and Cobham have operated a total of 33 BAe 146 aircraft in the region, with Cobham fitting several of the aircraft with a “gravel kit” to for high-capacity jet operations to more remote mine sites in WA.

Using its BAe 146/RJ100 fleet, Cobham supported FIFO contracts for BHP, Rio Tinto and Anaconda, as well as commercial operations to Cocos Island and Christmas Island.

https://australianaviation.com.au/2021/11/cobham-bae-146-performs-final-flight-in-wa/

[Greg Hyde]

Embraer 190 AR 190.00190 VH- Cobham Aviation Services at TPE 26nov21in full cs, B-reg prior delivery ex B-16828

[Greg Hyde]

https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/10381229

Expected to be VH-ULB on arrival

Test flown yesterday

[Dylan Hardie]

B-16828 due in this afternoon on delivery to Cobham

[Brenden S]

1815 Arrival

[Greg Hyde]

Embraer 190 AR 190.00190 VH- Cobham Aviation Services at TPE 26nov21in full cs, B-reg prior delivery ex B-16828

Added to reg as VH-ULB on 14/12

By my calculations this is the 60th ERJ to appear on the VH register & fly in Australia.

Note: There has been several on the VH register that were NTU & didn't make it downunder.