VH-NRX. SAAB 340B. c/n 291. Was also registered as: N362BE. |
This aircraft was built by Saab Aircraft AB, Linkoping, Sweden - 1992 First flown with test registration 'SE-G91' - February 25, 1992 Powered by General Electric CT7-9B turboprop engines Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N362BE - March 24, 1992 Registered to Lambert Leasing Inc, U. S. A. Leased to Business Express, New York as the registered operator Registered to Grant Holdings Inc, U. S. A. - July 29, 1992 Leased to Business Express, New York as the registered operator Business Express was renamed Business Express Airlines - May 22, 1997 Withdrawn from service and and returned to the lessor for storage at Nashville, Tennessee - December 2000 Leased to Peninsula Airways, Anchorage, Alaska as the registered operator - January 01, 2004 Withdrawn from service and and returned to the lessor for storage at Nashville, Tennessee - August 03, 2004 Departed Nashville on the ferry flight to Australia - September 20, 2004 It arrived at Wagga Wagga on completion of the ferry flight - September 24, 2004 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - September 30, 2004 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-NRX - October 06, 2004 Registered to Saab Aircraft Leasing AB, Linkoping, Sweden Leased to Australiawide Airlines Ltd, Wagga Wagga t/a REX Regional Express Airlines as the registered operator Operated its first revenue service Wagga Wagga - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as ZL664 - November 03, 2004 Sold to Regional Express Holdings Limited, Mascot, Sydney - October 16, 2008 The aircraft was involved in a mid-air drama whilst on approach to Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - March 17, 2017 It was operating the regular Albury - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) service as RXA768 The starboard propellor became detached from the engine and fell to the ground below the aircraft's track To view more information about this incident please click 'HERE' Current with Regional Express Airlines |
VH-NRX. REX Regional Express - in the old livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 26, 2005. (R. Brown Copyright Image 1045-063.) |
VH-NRX. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 17, 2022. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1045-213.) |