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to RFG Regionalflug, Germany - October 03, 1990 Returned to Templehof Airways at the end of the sub-lease - March 1991 Withdrawn from service by Templehof Airways and returned to Lessor for storage at Helsinki, Finland - May 1991 Sold to Handlesbank Finans, Sweden - ?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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as the registered operator Departed Linkoping on the ferry flight to Malaysia - March 08, 1994 Withdrawn from use and returned to Saab Aircraft Credit AB - May 02, 1997 Cancelled from the Malaysian Aircraft Register - May 02, 1997 Entered onto the Australian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its first revenue service - July 24, 1997 Sold to Kendell Airlines Australia Pty Ltd, Wagga Wagga - February 09, 2000 Withdrawn from service at Wagga Wagga - May 2001 Leased to Air Nelson Limited, New Zealand - May 16, 2001 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - May 25, 2001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 |