VH-OLL. SAAB 340B. c/n 175.

Was also registered as: PH-KSA; N143NC.

 

This aircraft was built by Saab Aircraft AB, Linkoping, Sweden - 1989

First flown with the test registration 'SE-F75' - December 13, 1989

Sold to Independent Air Lease AB, Netherlands - January 26, 1990

Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-KSA - Januay 26, 1990

Registered to Independent Air Lease AB

Leased to KLM Citihopper, Amsterdam, Netherlands - January 26, 1990

Sub-leased to Netherlines, Amseterdam as the registered operator

Netherlines and KLM Citihopper merged operations under the 'KLM Citihopper' name

Sold to AMS Aircraft Limited, Amsterdam - January 25, 1991

The lease to KLM Citihopper was continued

The aircraft was named 'Strasbourg'

Sub-leased to Air Botnia, Helsinki, Finland - April 1998

Withdrawn from service by Air Botnia are returned to KLM Citihopper - October 24, 1998

Withdrawn from service and stored at Amsterdam (Schiphol)

Sold to Newcourt Capital USA Inc, Chicago, Illinois - June 29, 1999

Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the ferry flight to the United States - July 02, 1999

Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - ?

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N143NC - August 16, 1999

Registered to Newcourt Capital USA Inc

It was observed stored at San Antonio, Texas in an 'all-white' livery - September 1999

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - March 06, 2000

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-OLL - March 09, 2000

Registered to Newcourt Capital USA Inc

Leased to Hazelton Air Services Pty Ltd, Cudal, N. S. W. as the registered operator

It arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on completion of the ferry flight from the United States - March 15, 2000

Operated its first revenue service Orange - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as AN7410 - March 26, 2000 

Hazelton Air Services had previously been purchased by TNT / News Ltd - 2000 - 2001

TNT / News Limited was the parent company of Ansett Airlines

Ansett Airlines suspended all operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001

Operated its final revenue service Griffith - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as AN7580 - September 14, 2001

Hazelton Air Services was sold to Australiawide Airlines t/a Regional Express Airlines - August 01, 2002

Operated its first revenue service with REX - August 05, 2002

Registered to Australiawide Airlines Ltd - September 16, 2002

Registered to CIT Group (Australia) Ltd, Sydney - November 25, 2005

Leased to REX Regional Express Airlines as the registered operator

Registered to Regional Express Holdings Pty Ltd, Mascot, Sydney - January 17, 2006

Current with Regional Express Airlines

 

 

VH-OLL. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 31, 2011.

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VH-OLL. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 10, 2013.

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VH-OLL. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 18, 2013.

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VH-OLL. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 24, 2013.

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VH-OLL. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 24, 2013.

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VH-OLL. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 24, 2013.

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VH-OLL. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 19, 2014.

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VH-OLL. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 31, 2014.

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VH-OLL. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 07, 2014.

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VH-OLL. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 28, 2016.

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VH-OLL. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 04, 2016.

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