VH-LPI. SAAB 340A. c/n 151.

 

This aircraft was built by Saab Aircraft AB, Linkoping, Sweden - 1989

First flown with test registration 'SE-F51' - May 19, 1989

The intended lease to Midfly, Denmark as 'OY-BZU' was not taken up

Ownership was transferred to Saab Aircraft Holdings, Linkoping - August 31, 1989

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N120TA - September 14, 1989

Registered to First Security Bank of Utah Trustee, Salt Lake City

Sold to Svenska Finans, Sweden - September 1989

Leased to Templehof Airways, Berlin, Germany as the registered operator - August 31, 1989

Sub-leased to RFG Regionalflug, Germany - October 03, 1990

Returned to Templehof Airways at the end of the sub-lease - March 1991

Withdrawn from service by Templehof Airways and returned to Lessor for storage at Helsinki, Finland - May 1991

Sold to Handlesbank Finans, Sweden - ?

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - August 05, 1992

Entered onto the Swedish Aircraft Register as SE-KUU - August 10, 1992

Registered to Handlesbank Finans AB, Sweden

Leased to Golden Air Commuter, Stockholm as the registered operator

Repossessed by Handlesbanken Finans AB and stored at Linkoping - October 1992

Leased to Gotia Shuttle Express, Sweden - ?

Repossessed by Handlesbanken Finans AB and returned to storage at Linkoping - November 1993

Cancelled from the Swedish Aircraft Register - March 04, 1994

Entered onto the Malaysian Aircraft Register as 9M-NSC - March 08, 1994

Registered to Saab Aircraft Credit AB

Leased to Nusantara Sakti, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as the registered operator

Departed Linkoping on the ferry flight to Malaysia - March 08, 1994

Withdrawn from use and returned to Saab Aircraft Credit AB - May 02, 1997

Cancelled from the Malaysian Aircraft Register - May 02, 1997

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-LPI - May 02, 1997

Registered to Saab Aircraft Credit AB

Leased to Kendell Airlines Australia Pty Ltd, Wagga Wagga as the registered operator

This aircraft was leased to cover the refurbishment program on the airline's Saab fleet

Operated its first revenue service - July 24, 1997

Sold to Kendell Airlines Australia Pty Ltd, Wagga Wagga - February 09, 2000

Withdrawn from service at Wagga Wagga - May 2001

Leased to Air Nelson Limited, New Zealand - May 16, 2001

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - May 25, 2001

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NLG - May 25, 2001

Leased to Air Nelson Limited as the registered operator

Sold to Air Nelson - 2001

Operated its last revenue service Christchurch - Nelson as NZ8515 - March 25, 2007

Departed Nelson on the ferry flight to Orefors, Sweden - May 05, 2007

The ferry flight was contracted to Wade Air, Spring Hill, Queensland

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - May 10, 2007

The aircraft was stored at Linkoping, Sweden

Entered onto the Swedish Aircraft Register as SE-KUU - August 28, 2007

Registered to Saab Aircraft Holdings AB

Leased to Golden Air, Sweden for use by Estonian Air Regional as the registered operator

Estonian Air Regional operated services under Golden Air's Air Operators Certificate - September 07, 2007

Cancelled from the Swedish Aircraft Register - March 06, 2008

Entered onto the Estonian Aircraft Register as ES-ASN - March 06, 2008

Registered to Saab Aircraft Holdings AB

Leased to Estonian Air Regional as the registered operator

Aircraft advertised for lease / sale by Myairlease.com - ?

Current with Estonian Air Regional