VH-REX. SAAB 340B. c/n 384.

Was also registered as: N384AE; VH-ZPN.

 

This aircraft was built by Saab Aircraft AB, Linkoping, Sweden - 1996

First flown with the test registration 'SE-C84' - February 01, 1996

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N384AE - March 03, 1996

Registered to Lambert Leasing Inc, U. S. A.

Leased to American Eagle - Simmons Airlines as the registered operator

Sold to First Security Bank, U. S. A. - October 1996

The lease to American Eagle as the registered operator was continued

Withdrawn from service and stored at Lawton, Oklahoma - January 22, 2003

Ferried Lawton - Abilene (Texas) - December 2003

It was observed stored at Abilene, Texas - January 26, 2004

Returned to service and observed at Dallas (Fort Worth) - June 10, 2004

It was observed in storage at Abilene (Texas) - November 30, 2005

Test flown at Abilene - November 14, 2008

Ferried Abilene - Bangor (Maine) for storage - December 02, 2008

Returned to Saab Aircraft Leasing, Sweden - December 15, 2008

Ferried Bangor (Maine) - Nashville (Tennessee) - January 06, 2010

Leased to Regional Express Holdings Limited, Mascot - May 2010

It was observed with the registration 'VH-LKH' in honour of Rex Chairman Lim Kim Hai but was not taken up

Departed Nashville (Tennessee) on the ferry flight to Australia - May 08, 2010

It arrived at Wagga Wagga on completion of the ferry flight - May 13, 2010

Ferry route: Nashville - Lake Havusu City - Long Beach - Honolulu - Nadi - Coolangatta - Orange - Wagga Wagga

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - May 13, 2010

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-REX - May 19, 2010

Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, U. S. A.

Leased to Regional Express Holdings Limited t/a REX Regional Express Airlines as the registered operator

It was configured to seat 36 passengers

Operated its first revenue service Wagga Wagga - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as ZL658 - July 08, 2010

Registered to REX Investment Holdings Pty Ltd, Sydney - April 13, 2019

Leased to Regional Express Pty Ltd, Sydney as the registered operator

Reregistered as VH-ZPN - December 14, 2020

Registered to REX Investment Holdings Pty Ltd, Sydney

Leased to Regional Express Pty Ltd as the registered operator

Current with REX Regional Express Airlines

 

 

VH-REX. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 23, 2015.

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VH-REX. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 21, 2015.

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VH-REX. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 21, 2015.

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VH-REX. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 29, 2015.

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VH-ZPN. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 25, 2022.

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VH-ZPN. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 13, 2022.

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