Alliance takes delivery of their new Embraer E190

ALLIANCE EMBRAER E190 N922QQ (CN 19000222) Photo Lloyd Fox

Yesterday afternoon Alliance Airlines took delivery of the first of 14 Embraer E190's. The aircraft departed San Jose on the 27th and had a 6 hour stop over in San Diego before calling into Honolulu for the night. N922QQ departed Honolulu at 5.15am Brisbane time, and with the Call-sign "Southern Cross Echo 190" made its way across the Pacific before touching down on Brisbane 01R at 5.43pm. Alliance airlines, up  until now, was an all Fokker aircraft airline with a fleet of 24 Fokker F100, 13 Fokker 70LRs and five Fokker 50 turboprops.

Earlier this year Alliance Airlines said it will spend US$79.4 million to buy a fleet of 14 Embraer E190 aircraft from lessor Azorra Aviation in the US. The acquisition includes ground support equipment, training equipment, six spare GE C34 engines, an option to buy five more E190s, an option for a full flight simulator. The aircraft were set to be delivered starting in September but was delayed until today.

Aircraft's History
HP-1569CMP Copa Airlines Nov 2008
N922QQ TVPX Trust Services Mar 2020
VH-UYZ Alliance Airlines Oct 2020

Of course while I was waiting I took a few more photos but there wasn't a lot of movement

SKY TRADERS A319-132 VH-VCJ (CN 1880)

VIRGIN AUSTRALIA B737-8FE VH-YIZ (CN 40702)

QANTAS 737-838'S

ROYAL FLYING DOCTOR BEECH B200 VH-FDZ (CN BB-1882)
FD458 OFF TO ROCKHAMPTON - NEW COLOURS

QANTAS LINK B717'S OLD AND NEW COLOUR SCHEME

LINK AIRWAYS FAIRCHILD VH-VEK (CN DC-845B)

SKYTRANS DASH 8 Q100 VH-QQI (CN 117)
ARRIVING FROM MILES

QANTASLINK DASH 8 Q400 VH-LQD  (CN 4371)
QFA2535 ARRIVING FROM LONGREACH

MORE QANTAS B737-838'S 

JETSTAR A320-232 VH-VQK (CN 2651)
JQ833 ARRIVING FROM PROSERPINE

VIRGIN  AUSTRALIA ATR 72-600  VH-VPJ (CN 1169)

VIRGIN AUSTRALIA B737-8KG VH-VUY (CN 39450)
VA1118 ARRIVING FROM PROSERPINE

ROYAL FLYING DOCTOR BEECH B300 VH-FDF (CN FM-63)
FD449 ARRIVING FROM GLADSTONE - OLD COLOURS

ALLIANCE FOKKER F28 MK 70 VH-NUO (CN 11529)
QQ8471 ARRIVING FROM EMERALD

ALLIANCE FOKKER F28 MK 70 VH-QQW (CN 11569)
QQ8461 ARRIVING FROM MORANBAH

LINK AIWAYS SAAB 340B VH-VEM (CN 340B-364)