Note: I have tested this livery with the 2.88.9 update of the Virtualcol Embraer E190, and for the most part, it is still working. I investigated improving the texturing before the surprise update; however, the exterior model is now encrypted in the Marketplace version. Unfortunately, it also seems that the UV Mask errors persist with this version (the nose strakes are mapped over the top of the landing gear texture, and the texturing underneath the tail/elevator is also reversed).
If Flightsim Studio releases its version of the E190 in future, I will port the skin over.
Alliance Airlines was established in 2002 when the Airline Operator Certificate (AOC) of Flight West Airways (1987-2001) was acquired by Queensland Airline Holdings. As of May 2022, Qantas has indicated it will purchase the airline, pending regulatory and shareholder approvals.
The airline's base of operations is at Brisbane International Airport (YBBN), and they service regional and FIFO (Fly-in/Fly-out) destinations from Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, and Sunshine Coast, Perth, and Townsville. They also wet-lease aircraft to Virgin Australia (using Fokker 100s until 2023) and Qantaslink (using Embraer 190s).
VH-UYB rolled off the production line in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil, in November 2005, first flying as PT-STL. The aircraft was subsequently registered to Copa Airlines, Panama, as HP-1540CMP. The aircraft flew with Copa for 15 years until March 2020. The aircraft was subsequently on-sold to Alliance Airlines (via TVPX Aircraft Solutions) in March 2021.
Before entering service, Lila Design was commissioned to produce a livery commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Royal Australian Air Force. The livery featured the event's branding and a striking tail design featuring silhouetted aircraft flown by the RAAF throughout their history.
Aircraft featured:
- Boeing/McDonnell-Douglas F/A18 Classic
- Boeing C17A Globemaster III
- Airbus/Northrop Grumman A330-MRTT
- Gloster Meteor
- General Dynamics F111 Aardvark
- Supermarine/CAC Spitfire
- Deperdussin 1910
The author of this repaint does not claim to hold any copyright over the aircraft design or other trademarked logos, artwork and images that appear in this repaint. All rights remain with the airline and original design company. Under no circumstances will this repaint be permitted to be uploaded to another site. The author will not seek to gain any financial advantage from this repaint.
References:
- Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliance_Airlines)
- Aussie Airliners (https://aussieairliners.org/embraer/vh-uyb/vhuyb.html)
- Lila Design Air Force 100 (https://liladesign.com/airlines/air-force-100-centenary)