Now gone from the Alliance fleet, Fokker F-50 VH-FKZ is towed to the gate while E-190 VH-UYF, taxies to the gate. VH-EXG departs behind it.

Ex PH-MXH, B-12272 (Formosa Airlines and Mandarin Airlines) and VH-FKZ (Alliance Airlines). Delivered to Air Panama in October 2022 and entered service in January 2023.

Sold in Panama as HP-1891PST in October 2022.

Sold to Air Panama and almost 5 hours later than originally scheduled, FKZ stripped of its former Alliance markings departs off Rw 23 in the afternoon on ferry flight Southern Cross 2242. Its planned flight to Panama was via South East Asia, Europe, across the North Atlantic and down through North America.

End of an era - the second last service flight of the Fokker 50s in South Australia. Seen here departing on Alliance flight QQ9820 (call sign Unity 9820) this was a 30 minute scenic flight with seats raffled to lucky passengers. After returning, the aircraft was prepped for its last service return flight to mining town Olympic Dam. A couple of days later it was seen with titles removed and is one of three to depart Oz for service with Air Panama. Two more are stored at Adelaide Airport with reports that they will be dismantled at the airport with the remains to be trucked away as scrap.

Afternoon departure - Alliance flight Unity 3132 to Olympic Dam departed off Rw 05. At the time of uploading, Alliance generally used their one Fokker 70 or two Fokker 100s based in Adelaide on their scheduled mining centre services, but occasionally toted out one of their three Fokker 50s still based here.

The text around the Netherlands air force roundel on the nose is not 100% readable, but states something like 'Fokker 50 Utility KLu evaluation flight'. Probably this 'white tail' of Fokker was used for trials by the Netherlands air force. Eventually the air force bought four Fokker 60 Utility and two Fokker 50.

Ex PH-MXH, delivered 21st Jan 1995 and became VH-FKZ 2nd Apr 2007

Pre-delivery test flight by Fokker. This aircraft became B-12272 with Formosa Airlines in January 1995. During 1994 this aircraft was stored at Schiphol waiting for a customer.

On the tarmac at Adelaide International, GA side

Taking off from Adelaide International

Still wearing the colours of Mandarin Airlines on the rudder.