Ex N808SK, registered 21st June 2002

Built in 1994 as N30289. to Asia Pacific Airlines in May 1995 as 9M-BCH. To Aalborg Airtaxi in February 1998 as OY-NPD. To North Flying in August 2002.

Making a sharp bank on final into Brisbane.

Ex N3008L, XA-SFC and N715MQ.

On short final for runway 23.

Inside the boundary fence for runway 05.

Inside the boundary fence for runway 23.

On finals.

This SA227DC started its career as N3028U with Fairchild Aircraft Corp. in Jun'94, it was sold later that year as B-3950 to Hainan Airlines where it flew up to mid-2001. The metro was incorperated with Alta Flight as C-GKAF in Aug'01 and flew with the same registration from Mar'02 onwards with QuikAir Airline Services. Then the black side came along, from 30 Mar'05, Presidential Airways (PA) accepeted the Metro in its inventory. PA was at that time the cover for Blackwater, a US private mil contractor. In nov'10 AAR Airlift (also a cover) became the owner. It was canx from US register 24apr17.

Seen here at its name-sake airport is the ill-fated Metroliner that was destroyed 10 months later in a head-on mid-air with a Piper Navajo.

Although very white, this Metro was operated by Blackwater in 2008. The Metro started its career as N3013L with Fairchild Aircraft Corp in Jan'93, and carried XA-SHE with Aeroponiente-Aerovías de Poniente since Mar'93 and with AeroLitoral since May'95. Its dark career started in Jan'03 as N821JB with Lambert Leasing Inc and was assigned to Horizon Airlines that did not excist. Since Oct'04 is was registered N821JB with Presidential Airways and N955BW with again Presidential Airways since May'05 and N955BW with AAR Airlift since Nov'10. The regi was cancelled on 20 Apr'17. Current whereabouts?

Registered 2005, ex TF-JME

Ex-N715MQ, XA-SFC, N3008L

Ex-TF-JME, N3002K