Alliance E190 Arrivals

[Dennis McLean]

Hi Greg, N249JB which had been at QRO from 22/12/23 went back into service with Jet Blue on 12/4/24. It ferried from QRO to BOS on 11/4/24.

[Greg Hyde]

Dennis, Checked the rest & found

Pre-Delivery
SJO: N184JB, N190JB, N192JB, N292JB (4)

Stored
MJZ: N374JB (Stored 12/11/22) (1)
MCN: N193JB, N197JB, N198JB, N203JB, N206JB, N216JB, N228JB, N229JB, N231JB (9)

Inservice
JBU: N236JB, N238JB, N239JB, N247JB, N249JB, N257JB, N295JB, N266JB, N267JB, N273JB, N274JB, N279JB, N281JB, N283JB, N284JB (15)

Like herding cats

[Dennis McLean]

Thanks Greg,

[Greg Hyde]

N192JB was photographed in SJO in Jetblue livery with titles taped over.

This maybe one that was originally planned to be parted-out but may live to fly another day.

https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/1130...al-large-photo

[Dennis McLean]

Thanks Greg, the 2 that are in ROK both arrived in JB livery with part of the name covered on the tail and the Engines covered just like this photo here so I guess it will be another to be parted out.

[Greg Hyde]

Originally Posted by Dennis McLean

Thanks Greg, the 2 that are in ROK both arrived in JB livery with part of the name covered on the tail and the Engines covered just like this photo here so I guess it will be another to be parted out.

A third one is in Singapore being parted-out, all VH-OUx series.

Last month (time flies) they announced that they would part-out only 7 from the 11 originally planned. Well wait and see.

[Dennis McLean]

So in order of the 7 oldest, we have C/N 1900006 in XSP, 7 and 9 in ROK, 8, 11 and 14 in SJO and 17 still in MCN. Can we be bold and guess that the 7 oldest will be parted out??

I cannot find a VH-??? for N298JB yet.

[Greg Hyde]

Originally Posted by Dennis McLean

So in order of the 7 oldest, we have C/N 1900006 in XSP, 7 and 9 in ROK, 8, 11 and 14 in SJO and 17 still in MCN. Can we be bold and guess that the 7 oldest will be parted out??

I cannot find a VH-??? for N298JB yet.

N298Jb has been added to reg as yet.

When aircraft are scrapped there are more factors than age come into play for example: flight time. landing cycles, maintenance cycle, engine hours ...

Most these early JB E-190s spent some time in storage when covid was raging.

[lloyd fox]

Australia's Alliance Airlines puts VIP Fokker 70 up for sale
SOURCE:CH-AVIATION

Rijksluchtvaartdienst Fokker 70,

© Martial Saugy (ch-aviation.com)
By Dominik Sipinski 22Apr2024

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Alliance Airlines (QQ, Brisbane International) has exclusively appointed Fokker Aircraft Services to market Fokker 70 VH-KBX (msn 11547), a VIP-configured aircraft formerly in service with the Dutch government (Rijksluchtvaartdienst).

The 28.6-year-old jet has been stored at Rockhampton since August 2023, although it has not operated any official flights since November 2022. Originally delivered to the Dutch government in 1996, it was retired from government service in 2017 and replaced with a B737-700(BBJ). Alliance Airlines acquired it for EUR3.7 million euros (USD3.9 million) and deployed it on its own charter network.

The Australian carrier retained the original executive configuration, which includes 12 VIP seats in the front section of the cabin and 12 business-class seats in a standard 2-2 layout in the aft.

"The aircraft has been meticulously maintained throughout its life and boasts a very low utilisation. This represents an exceptional opportunity to acquire a large-size corporate jet with unique outfitting," Fokker Aircraft Services said.

The ch-aviation fleets module shows that Alliance Airlines continues to operate thirteen F70s (of which four are currently inactive) in standard configuration, seating up to 80 passengers each. The carrier also operates twenty-four Fokker 100s but has begun a fleet transition to Embraer aircraft. It currently operates thirty-four E190s. However, during a recent shareholder call, Chairman Steve Padgett confirmed that the Fokker Aircraft regional jets will remain in Alliance Airlines' fleet for another six to nine years.

[Kent Broadhead]

It was always a bit of an interesting pickup, although perhaps not in the context of the extensive Fokker fleet at the time, but it will be a litle sad to see VH-Köningin Beatrix (KBX) go.