Alliance Airlines (QQ, Brisbane International) has placed the first of three Fokker 100s, formerly in service with Austrian Airlines (OS, Vienna), with Qantaslink.

According to Australian Aviation, VH-NHA (cn 11490) arrived in Perth International last week following a ferry flight from Bratislava via Trabzon, Al Ain, Hyderabad International, and Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta. The remaining two will arrive by year-end.

Qantas (QF, Sydney Kingsford Smith) is using the three Fokker 100s to replace some larger B737-800s on domestic Western Australia services in response to the downturn in mining and resources activity in the state.