G-BUKA 2 Swearingen SA.227AC Metro III Atlantic Air Transport MAN 18OCT98

            Replacing an earlier scanned pphoto with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 04-Aug-24.

First flown in Mar-88 with the Fairchild Aircraft test registration N27185, this aircraft was leased to Air Metro (UK) as G-BUKA in Jul-88.  They never started operations and it was repossessed by Fairchild Aircraft in Mar-90, re-registered N27185 and stored.

It was transferred to Fairchild Acquisition Inc and leased to Air Nelson (New Zealand) as ZK-NSQ in Sep-90.  It was returned to Fairchild Acquisitions Inc in Apr-92 and sold to Air Atlantique as G-BUKA later the same month.

The aircraft was leased to subsidiary company Air Corbiere (Channel Islands) between Jun-92/Jan-93 and again between May/Oct-93.  Air Atlantique was renamed Atlantic Airways in Sep-95 and renamed Atlantic Airlines in Jan-98.  It was transferred to Atlantic Express in Aug-02.

The aircraft was sold to Bearskin Airlines (Canada) as C-GYRL in Sep-05.  It was sold to Perimeter Airlines (Canada) in Jan-18. 
Now 36 years old, it's assumed to be still operational.  Updated 04-Aug-24.

Taken on: August 4, 2024

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