VH-NJW. British Aerospace 146-100. c/n E1223.

Was also registered as: N832BE; YL-BAK; G-BZFA; SE-DJX; EI-CUO.

 

Rolled off the British Aerospace production line at Hatfield - 1993

Powered by four Textron Lycoming ALF507-1F engines

First flown at Hatfield as 'G-6-223' - August 24, 1993

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N832BE - September 09, 1993

Registered to First Security Bank of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

Leased to Business Express as the registered operator

Delivered to Business Express Airlines - September 11, 1993

Returned to lessor on the termination of the lease - March 1996

Ferried Keflavik - Woodford on return to British Aerospace - March 09, 1996

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - ?

Repainted at Woodford in preparation for lease to Air Baltic

Entered onto the Latvian Aircraft Register as YL-BAK - March 1996

Departed Woodford on delivery to Air Baltic - March 19, 1996

It was observed at London (Gatwick) as 'YL-BAK' with Air Baltic - March 24, 1996

The aircraft was named 'Kurzeme' and it was observed as such at Frankfurt Airport - August 02, 1996

The lease was terminated and the aircraft was returned to the United Kingdom - ?

It was observed at East Midlands Airport with registration marks 'VH-NJW' - September 09, 1997

It was observed at East Midlands Airport as YL-BAK with 'VH-NJW' taped over - September 11, 1997

Returned to British Aerospace - September 12, 1997

Departed East Midlands Airport on the ferry flight to Australia as BT19071 - September 12, 1997

It arrived in Australia on completion of the ferry flight - ?

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-NJW - September 24, 1997

Registered to British AerospaceAsset Management Jet

Leased to National Jet Systems Pty Ltd as the registered operator

Sub-leased to Norfolk Jet Express - May 25, 1998

It was observed in service with Norfolk Jet Express - June 02, 1998

Operated its final Norfolk Jet Express service Norfolk Island - Brisbane as NC86 - March 21, 1999

Returned to National Jet Express in Brisbane at the end of the lease - March 21, 1999

It was observed at Brisbane in the Air Nuigini livery - May 05, 1999

Leased to Air Nuigini - May 10, 1999

Operated its first revenue service Cairns - Port Moresby as ? - May 10, 1999

Returned to National Jet Systems at the end of the lease - January 30, 2000

Departed Perth on the ferry flight to United Kingdom - March 03, 2000

It arrived at Woodford on completion of the ferry flight - March 14, 2000

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - July 19, 2005

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register with temporary registration 'G-6-223' - ?

It was observed at Woodford as 'EI-CUO' with Alitalia titles and Azzurra Airways logo - March 23, 2000

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BZFA (CofR G-BZFA/R1) - March 29, 2000

Registered to Trident Jet Leasing (Ireland) Ltd

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - April 07, 2000

Entered onto the Irish Aircraft Register as EI-CUO - April 07, 2000

Registered to Peregrine Aviation Company Ltd

Leased to Azzurra Air as the registered operator

Ferried Woodford - Milan on delivery to Azzurra Air - April 07, 2000

Cancelled from the Irish Aircraft Register - October 18, 2001

Entered onto the Latvian Aircraft Register as YL-BAK - October 18, 2001

Leased to Latvia Airlines as the registered operator

It was observed at Copenhagen in an 'all-white' livery on return to Air Baltic - November 18, 2001

Sub-leased to Druk Air - April 28, 2002

It was observed at Bangkok in all-white livery with Druk Air titles - July 06, 2002

Returned to Air Baltic at the end of the lease - February 02, 2003

It was observed at Exeter in an 'all-white' livery after return to Air Baltic - February 14, 2003

It was observed in an 'all-white' livery stored at Exeter - March 01, 2003

Ferried Exeter - Riga in the all-white livery as YL-BAK for Air Baltic - May 24, 2003

It was observed at Helsinki with red ballerina logo on tail - March 17, 2004

It was observed parked in all-white livery at Exeter - February 22, 2005

Ferried Exeter - Kemble for storage as BT19801 - July 12, 2005

Returned to Trident Turboprop (Dublin) Ltd and placed in storage as YL-BAK - July 15, 2005

Cancelled from the Latvian Aircraft Register - ?

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BFZA (CofR G-BFZA/R2) - August 10, 2005

Registered to Trident Turboprop (Dublin) Ltd

It was observed stored at Kemble as YL-BAK - September 14, 2005

It was observed at Norwich - August 10, 2006

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - November 08, 2006

Entered onto the Swedish Aircraft Register as SE-DJX - November 17, 2006

Registered to Trident Turboprop Ltd

Sub-leased to Air One (Italy) - November 2006

It was observed at London (City) Airport in all-white livery with Air One tail logo - November 21, 2006

Aircraft also carried small 'Operated by Transwede' titles

It was observed at Milan Airport in all-white livery with Air One nose titles and tail logo - March 22, 2007

It was observed at Dusseldorf Airport in all-white livery with small Transwede titles - January 25, 2008

It was returned to Transwede at the end of the sub-lease to Air One - February 08, 2008

It was observed at London City Airport operating S.A.S. flight - October 21, 2008

Sub-leased to Malmo Aviation in all-white livery with small titles - November 25, 2008

Returned to Transwede at the end of the sub-lease to Malmo Aviation - December 2009

It was observed parked at Southend - December 17, 2009

Cancelled from the Swedish Aircraft Register - February 08, 2010

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BZFA (CofR G-BZFA/R3) - February 09, 2010

Registered to Trident Turboprop (Dublin) Ltd

Ferried Southend - Bacau for storage - March 23, 2010

It was stored at Bacau, Romania as 'G-BZFA' - 2012

The aircraft was scrapped at Bacau - December 2013

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - January 24, 2014

 

 

VH-NJW. National Jet - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, June 02, 1998.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-235.)

VH-NJW. National Jet - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 1998.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-746.)

SE-DJX. Air One - in the white livery at Milan Airport, February 2007.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-305.)

SE-DJX. Transwede - in the all-white livery at Milan Airport, November 2008.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-304.)