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VH-KEX. Fairchild SA-227DC Metro 23. c/n DC-872B. Was also registered as: N3030X; C-GJVW. |
This aircraft was first flown as 'N3030X' - September 1994 Powered by Garrett Turbine TPE331-12U engines Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N3030X - ? Registered to Fairchild Aircraft Inc Sold to Kendell Airlines - 1995 It arrived at Wagga Wagga on completion of the delivery flight from the United States - February 27, 1995 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-KEX - March 03, 1995 Registered to Kendell Airlines (Australia) Pty Ltd, Wagga Wagga Kendell Airlines became an Ansett subsidiary when Bodas Pty Ltd gained 100% ownership - June 1990 Bodas Pty Ltd was the holding company for TNT / News Ltd Ansett suspended all operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001 Operated its last revenue service Mt Gambia - Portland - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as AN6265 - September 13, 2001 It was placed in storage at Melbourne (Tullamarine) Kendell Airlines was sold by the Ansett Administrators to Australiawide Airlines - August 01, 2002 Australiawide Airlines was renamed Regional Express Airlines (REX) - August 06, 2002 Registered to Australiawide Airlines Ltd - September 19, 2002 Registered to Regional Express Holdings Ltd - May 27, 2005 It was observed parked at Adelaide (West Beach) with all the 'REX' markings removed - March 13, 2006 Ferried Adelaide (West Beach) - Maroochydore for lease to Sunshine Express - March 25, 2006 Leased to Sunshine Express Airlines Pty Ltd as the registered operator - April 04, 2006 It was withdrawn from service and prepared for return to the lessor at the end of the lease - December 2006 Ferried Maroochydore - Adelaide (West Beach) for storage - December 28, 2006 Leased to Pel-Air Aviation Pty Ltd as the registered operator - May 21, 2007 Withdrawn from Pel-Air service and stored at Adelaide (West Beach) - ? Sold to Bearskin Airlines, Canada - December ?, 2011 Departed Adelaide (West Beach) on its ferry flight to Canada - January 26, 2012 It arrived at Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada on completion of the ferry flight from Australia - January 31, 2012 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 31, 2012 Entered onto the Canadian Aitrcraft Register as C-GJVW - February 10, 2012 Registered to Bearskin Lake Air Service LP (t/a Bearskin Airlines), Sioux Lookout, Ontario It was ferried to Minneapolis to have 'TCAS' installed - July ?, 2012 Returned to Sioux Lookout, Ontario following the 'TCAS' installation - July ?, 2012 Sold to Perimeter Aviation LP - January 24, 2018 Current status - ? |
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VH-KEX. Kendell - in the Ansett 'Starmark' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 20, 2000. (R. Brown Copyright Image 1040-373.) |
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VH-KEX. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, February 2006. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-064.) |
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VH-KEX. Pel-Air - in the 'all-white' livery at Brisbane Airport, June 2007. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1040-034.) |