VH-RXN. SAAB 340B. c/n 279.

 

This aircraft was built by Saab Aircraft AB, Linkoping, Sweden - 1991

First flown with the test registration 'SE-G79' - November 26, 1991

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N358BE - January 09, 1992

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

Leased to Business Express, New York as the registered operator

Registered to First Security Bank of Utah, U. S. A. - January 14, 1992

The lease to Business Express as the registered operator was continued

Business Express was renamed Business Express Airlines - May 22, 1997

Withdrawn from service - December 2000

Returned to Saab Aircraft of America Inc, U. S. A. - December 03, 2000

Registered to Saab Aircraft of America Inc, U. S. A. - December 03, 2000

The aircraft was placed in storage at Oklahoma City - December 08, 2000

It was observed stored at Bangor (Maine) - July 19, 2001

Ferried Bangor (Maine) - Nashville (Tennessee) for storage and observed at Nashville - April 14, 2003

It was observed at Nashville in the REX Regional Express Airlines livery as 'N358BE' - July 27, 2003

It was observed at Nashville (Tennessee) in the REX livery - November 15, 2003

Departed Nashville (Tennessee) on the ferry flight to Australia - January 2004

Arrived Wagga Wagga aon completion of the ferry flight - January 20, 2004

Ferry route: ?

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - March 19, 2004

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-RXN - March 23, 2004

Registered to Australiawide Airlines, Wagga Wagga t/a REX Regional Express Airlines

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 - Albury - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as ZL437 - April 06, 2004

Registered to Regional Express Holdings Limited, Mascot, Sydney - August 30, 2007

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

Current with REX Regional Express Airlines