VH-OTD. British Aerospace Jetstream 32. c/n 978.

Was also registered as: G32-978; F-GMVL; G-BZYP.

This aircraft was first flown as G32-978 - February 17, 1993

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The French registration 'F-OHFX' was reserved for this aircraft but it was not taken up

Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-GMVL - April 23, 1993

Sold to Triton Aviation Leasing Services, Dublin, Ireland - April 26, 1993

Leased to Regional Airlines, France as the registered operator - April 26, 1993

Sub-leased to Air Normandie as the registered operator - April 29, 1999

Returned to Regional Airlines at the end of the sub-lease - ?

It was withdrawn from service by Regional Airlines - August 01, 2001

Returned to Trident Aviation Leasing - August 01, 2001

Cancelled from the French Aircraft Register - August 01, 2001

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BZYP (CofR G-BZYP/R1) - August 01, 2001

Registered to Trident Aviation Leasing Services (Ireland) Ltd, Dublin. Ireland

The aircraft was intended to be leased to Angel Airlines, United Kingdom

It was painted into the airline's livery and the aircraft was named 'Angel of Arad' but the lease was not taken up

Angel Airlines ceased operations - December 04, 2001

Aircraft was initially stored at Southampton but ferried to Zaragoza, Spain for long-term storage - November 06, 2002

Sold to IPL Group, Australia, t/a Aeropelican Air Srvices - September ?, 2006

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - September 11, 2006

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-OTD - September 12, 2006

Registered to Aeropelican Air Services, Newcastle, N.S.W.

It departed Zaragoza (Spain) on the delivery flight to Australia - September ?, 2006

It arrived at Sydney (Bankstown) on completion of its delivery flight from Spain - September 18, 2006

Delivery route: Zaragoza - Malta - Hurghada - Muscat - Colombo - Cocos Island - Port Headland - ? - Sydney

Entered service with Aeopelican - ?

Leased to Brindabella Airlines, Fyshwick, A.C.T. - January 24, 2013

Returned to Aeropelican Air Services at the end of the lease - December ?, 2013

Registered to IAP Group Australia Pty Limited, Pinkenba, Brisbane - February 08, 2013

Leased to Pelican Airlines, New Lambton, N.S.W. as the registered operator - May 01, 2014

Current with Pelican Airlines

VH-OTD. Pelican Airlines - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 01, 2024.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 1040-441.)

VH-OTD. Pelican Airlines - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 01, 2024.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 1040-442.)