VH-EKN. SAAB 340B. c/n 372.
This aircraft was built by Saab Aircraft AB, Linkoping, Sweden - 1995 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-EKN - September 06, 1995 Registered to Kendell Airlines (Australia) Pty Ltd, Wagga Wagga, Australia First flown with test registration 'SE-C72' - September 09, 1995 Accepted by Kendell Airlines at Linkoping - October 11, 1995 Departed Linkoping on the delivery flight to Australia - October 11, 1995 Arrived Wagga Wagga on completion of delivery flight - October 16, 1995 Kendell Airlines had been purchased by TNT / News Ltd, the parent company of Ansett Airlines - June 1990 This aircraft was not named Operated its first revenue service Wagga Wagga - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as AN6307 - October 21, 1995 Ansett suspended all operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001 Operated its ast revenue service Canberra - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as AN640 - September 13, 2001 Aircraft ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Wagga Wagga for storage It was leased to Macair Airlines Pty Ltd, Townsville in the Ansett livery - 2002 Registered to Australiawide Airlines - March 01, 2003 Leased to Macair Airlines as the registered operator Returned to Australiawide Airlines Ltd at the end of the lease - August 14, 2003 Returned to service with Regional Express (REX) Operated its final revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Wagga Wagga as ZL306 - November 25, 2003 Withdrawn from service at Wagga Wagga having flown 15,297 hours with 17,163 cycles Departed Wagga Wagga on the ferry flight to Sweden - December 03, 2003 Arrived Linkoping on completion of the ferry flight - December 06, 2003 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 10, 2003 Entered onto the Swedish Aircraft Register as SE-C72 March 09, 2004 Registered to Saab Aircraft Leasing AB, Sweden The aircraft underwent testing prior to lease / operation by the Flygvapnet (Swedish Air Force) Cancelled from the Swedish Aircraft Register - March 19, 2003 Leased to the Swedish Air Force as the registered operator Allocated the Swedish Air Force serial number 'Fv100009' Returned to Saab Aircraft Leasing at the end of the lease - July 2010 Sold to the Royal Thai Air Force - December 15, 2010 Allocated the Royal Thai Air Force registration '70202' Current with the Royal Thai Air Force |