VH-EKK. SAAB 340B. c/n 233.
This aircraft was built by Saab Aircraft AB, Linkoping, Sweden - 1990 First flown with test registration 'SE-G23' - December 05, 1990 Entered onto the Swedish Aircraft Register as SE-KSI - January 18, 1991 Registered to Brintesia Aviation AB, Sweden Accepted by Brindesia Aviation at Linkoping - January 18, 1991 Leased to Salenia Aviation AB, Stockholm as the registered operator Sold to Salenia Aviation AB - August 1991 Leased to Avia AB, Norrkoping, Sweden as the registered operator - August 1991 Sold to Credit Lyonnaise / PK Airfinance - December 18, 1991 Lease to Avia AB as the registered operator continued Avia AB was renamed Skyways - September 01, 1992 Sold to Handelsbanken Finas AB - September 18, 1992 Lease to Skyways as the registered operator continued Withdrawn from service and returned to lessor at the end of the lease - February 1997 Departed Sweden on the ferry flight to Australia - February 1997 Arrived Wagga Wagga on completion of the ferry flight - February 07, 1997 Cancelled from the Swedish Aircraft Register - February 10, 1997 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EKK - February 11, 1997 Registered to Kendell Airlines (Australia) Pty Ltd, Wagga Wagga, Australia The aircraft was overhauled before entering service Operated its first revenue service - ? Kendell Airlines had been purchased by TNT / News Ltd, the parent company of Ansett Airlines - June 1990 This aircraft was not named Ansett suspended all operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001 Operated its last revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Canberra as AN639 - September 13, 2001 Operated Canberra - Wagga Wagga as AN604 - September 14, 2001 The aircraft was then withdrawn from service and stored at Wagga Wagga Returned to service under administration - October 2001 Flew East Sale - Bankstown with group of fire fighters to assist in the Sydney bushfires - December 29, 2001 Flew Bankstown - East Sale with group of exhausted fire fighters - December 30, 2001 Kendell Airlines was sold to Australiawide Airlines operating as Regional Express Airlines (REX) - August 01, 2002 Operated its first revenue service with REX - August 05, 2002 Registered to Australiawide Airlines Ltd - October 04, 2002 Operated its final revenue service Coffs Harbour - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - November 15, 2002 Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Wagga Wagga and withdrawn from service - November 15, 2002 Departed Wagga Wagga on the ferry flight to Sweden - December 18, 2002 It was observed at Orebro, Sweden in the Regional Express livery - January 20, 2003 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 04, 2003 Entered onto the Swedish Aircraft Register as SE-KSI - March 04, 2003 Registered to Swedish Aircraft Holdings AB, Sweden Leased to City Air, Germany for five years - April 2003 Cancelled from the Swedish Aircraft Register - April 10, 2003 Entered onto the German Aircraft Register as D-CASB - April 17, 2003 Leased to City Air Germany AB, Paderborn, Germany as the registered operator The aircraft was named 'Birdie' City Air ceased all operations due to financial problems - February 27, 2004 The aircraft was returned to SAAB / Swedish Aircraft Holdings - April 2004 Leased to OLT (Ostfriesische Lufttransport GmbH) as the registered operator - ? Withdrawn from service and returned to SAAB at Linkoping - October 20, 2010 It was offered for immediate sale Cancelled from the German Aircraft Register - November 11, 2010 Entered onto the Swedish Aircraft Register as SE-KSI - December 15, 2010 Registered to Swedish Aircraft Holdings AB The aircraft was placed in storage at Linkoping Entered onto the Estonian Aircraft Register as ES-ASO - March 05, 2012 Registered to Swedish Aircraft Holdings AB Leased to Estonian Air Regional, Tallin, Estonia as the registered operator Cancelled from the Swedish Aircraft Register - ? Current with Estonian Air Regional |