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VH-NJT. British Aerospace 146-100. c/n E1228.
Was also registered as: G-OLXX.
This aircraft was ordered by BEX Business Air Express but it was not taken up Rolled off the BAe production line at Woodford as an RJ-70 aircraft - 1993 Powered by four Textron Lycoming AF507-1F engines First flown at Woodford as 'G-6-228' - January 21, 1994 Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-OLXX (CofR G-OLXX/R1) - January 18, 1994 Registered to British Aerospace (Operations) Ltd Departed Woodford in the Air Malta livery for Asian Aerospace Airshow - February 18, 1994 The aircraft registration of 'G-OLXX' stood for '70' in Roman numerals Embarked on a 44 day sales tour (39,000 km) of the Middle and Far East During this tour it was demonstrated to 26 airlines Although painted in the Air Malta livery it was never delivered to them but retained by BAe as a demonstrator Leased to Alpine Flightline - July 30, 1995 The aircraft was named 'Jean l'Eveque de la Cassiere' Sub-leased to British Airways in the Alpine livery with small British Airways stickers - July 30, 1995 Operated its first British Airways revenue service - July 31, 1995 Returned to British Aerospace (Operations) Ltd - October 04, 1995 Withdrawn from use and placed in storage at Woodford - October 04, 1995 Departed Woodford on the ferry flight to Australia as G-OLXX - December 04, 1995 It arrived at Adelaide (West Beach) on completion of the ferry flight - December 08, 1995 Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - December 08, 1995 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-NJT - December 15, 1995 Registered to British Aerospace (Operations) Ltd Leased to National Jet Systems as the registered operator Ferried Adelaide (West Beach) - Perth to service the TI-FO mining contract Perth - Telfer - December 18, 1995 Sub-leased to Airlink and entered service Perth - Paraburdoo - September 07, 2000 Returned to National Jet Systems at the end of the lease - February 02, 2001 Registered to Trident Jet (Australia) Pty Ltd - February 10, 2006 Leased to National Jet Systems as the registered operator It was used extensively on the Christmas and Cocos Islands service National Jet Systems was renamed Cobham Aviation Australia - March 01, 2009 It was observed stored at Adelaide (West Beach) - September 10, 2010 It was observed stored at Adelaide (West Bach) without engines - July 2011 Officially withdrawn from use at Adelaide (West Beach) and used for spare parts - September 05, 2012 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - September 20, 2012 It was observed being dismantled, missing engines, undercarriage and nose cone - October 20, 2012 |
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G-OLXX. Air Malta - in the standard livery at Washington Dulles Airport, May 14, 1994. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-306.) |
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G-OLXX. British Airways - in the 'white Alpine' livery at an unknown airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-561.) |
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G-OLXX. British Airways - in the Alpine Flightline livery at an unknown airport, August 1995. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-307.) |
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G-OLXX. British Airways - in the Alpine Flightline livery at an unknown airport, September 1995. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-560.) |
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VH-NJT. National Jet - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, March 08, 2008. (R. Brown Copyright Image 0414-251.) |
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VH-NJT. National Jet - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, December 02, 2008. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-343.) |
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VH-NJT. National Jet - in the basic livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 02, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 0414-315.) |