Cobham Embraer 190
 

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

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

Looks like another Ex.VA E190 for Airlink

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

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

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

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

ZPT was deleted from reg on 18/6

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

E190 on the way to Perth today as VQ-BRN

VQ-BRN in Perth

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

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

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.

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

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

Third Ejet coming, and more Q400s.

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.

Added to reg as VH-IQU on 21/07

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

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

IQY entered service on 02/10

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-...s-to-the-skies

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.

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/20...-flight-in-wa/

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

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

Expected to be VH-ULB on arrival

Test flown yesterday

B-16828 due in this afternoon on delivery to Cobham

1815 Arrival

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.