VH-MFM. Boeing 737-85R. c/n 42805-5184. Was also registered as: VT-JTA; 2-BTTB; VT-TGF; 5W-TFL; 2-WTFL. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Babcock and Brown Aircraft Management - ? Powered by CFM International CFM56-7B engines Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - November 2014 First flown Seattle (Renton) - Seattle (Boeing Field) as BOE605 - November 13, 2014 Test flown Seattle (Boeing Field) - Moses Lake - Seattle (Boeing Field) as BOE605 - November 19, 2014 Test flown Seattle (Boeing Field) - Seattle (Boeing Field) as BOE605 - November 21, 2014 Entered on the Indian Aircraft Register as VT-JTA - November 2014 Leased to Jet Airways, India as the registered operator Accepted by Jet Airways, India at Seattle (Boeing Field) - November 24, 2014 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the ferry flight to India as JAI9045 - November 25, 2014 It arrived at ? on completion of the ferry flight - November ?, 2014 Ferry route: Seattle (Boeing Field) - Vancouver - ? Operated its first revenue service ? - November ?, 2014 Operated its final Jet Airways revenue service - ? The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Hosur Airport - March 01, 2019 Jet Airways India ceased all operations ndue to financial problems - April 17, 2019 Cancelled from the Indian Aircraft Register - June ?, 2019 Entered onto the Guernsey Aircraft Register as 2-BTTB - June ?, 2019 Registered to FLY Leasing Limited, Dublin, Ireland Ferried Hosur - Delhi - June 12, 2019 Cancelled from the Guernsey Aircraft Register - June 12, 2019 Entered onto the Indian Aircraft Register as VT-TGF - June 12, 2019 Leased to Vistara Airlines, India as the registered operator It was withdrawn from service by Vistara Airlines - January 17, 2020 It was ferried Delhi - Netherlands (Woensdrecht Air Base) for storage - January 23 - 24, 202 Cancelled from the Indian Aircraft Register - February ?, 2020 Entered onto the Guernsey Aircraft Register as 2-BTTB - February 02, 2020 Registered to FLY Leasing Limited, Dublin An intended lease to El Al Isreal Airlines did not proceed - May 2020 It was observed at Woensdrecht in the 'Samoa Airways' livery - November 13, 2020 Ferried Woensdrecht - Brisbane - July 21 - 25, 2021 Cancelled from the Guernsey Aircraft Register - August ?. 2021 Entered onto the Samoan Aircraft Register as 5W-TFL - August 05, 2021 Leased to Samoa Airways, Apia, Western Samoa as the registered operator The aircraft remained stored at Brisbane and did not enter service The Samoan Government cancelled the lease agreement - March 15, 2022 Cancelled from the Samoan Aircraft Register - March 15, 2022 Entered onto the Guernsey Aircraft Register as 2-WTFL - March 15, 2022 Registered to Carlyle Aviation Partners, Dublin, Ireland Departed Brisbane on the ferry flight to France (Montpellier) for storage - ? The aircraft was prepared for lease to REX Regional Express - August ?, 2022 Test flown Montpellier - Montpellier - August 20, 2022 It was ferried Montpellier - Dubai for repainting - August 21, 2022 Departed Dubai (09:21 local) on the ferry flight to Australia - August 29, 2022 It arrived at Brisbane (20:59 AEST) on completion of the ferry flight - August 30, 2022 Ferry route: Dubai - Kuala Lumpur - Darwin - Brisbane Cancelled from the Guernsey Aircraft Register - September 06, 2022 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-MFM - September 06, 2022 Registered to SASOF V (C) Aviation Ireland Designated Activity Company, Dublin, Ireland Leased to Regional Express Pty Ltd, Sydney as the registered operator Ferried Brisbane - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as ZL9902 - September 09, 2022 Operated its first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as ZL18 - September 10, 2022 REX Regional Express entered voluntary administration due to financial difficulties - July 30, 2024 Operated its final service Adelaide (West Beach) - Melbourne (Tullamaine) as ZL466 - July 30, 2024 It was withdrawn from use and stored at Melbourne (Tullamarine) pending return to the lessor Current status - ? |
VH-MFM. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 10, 2022. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4623-055.) |
VH-MFM. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 17, 2022. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4623-056.) |
VH-MFM. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Canberra Airport, December 24, 2022. (S. Mills Copyright Image 4623-057.) |
VH-MFM. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Canberra Airport, December 24, 2022. (S. Mills Copyright Image 4623-058.) |
VH-MFM. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 31, 2023. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 4623-250.) |