The first East West F-28s arrived in 1983 when Bryan Grey was there. They had been ordered earlier, but postponed. They were used between Sydney and Albury, and then you could get into an East West F27 and fly Albury-Melbourne, giving you a special offer fare of $120 return between Sydney and Melbourne. This was revolutionary for 1983. The F28s were used to Maroochydore, Gold Coast, Devonport, Hobart and Alice Springs/Ayers Rock. It was at the end of 1983 that Bryan Grey sold East West to the Skywest Group. There was a cheap fare between Perth and Sydney via Ayers Rock, when the F28 was ferried back for checks at Tamworth.
The Ansett competition for the Sydney Albury Melbourne service was an AirNSW F27 service. AirNSW did not have the right to fly Sydney to Albury, so their plane landed at ABX, went to the end of the runway and took off again, without dropping or picking up passengers.