VH-OLL. SAAB 340B. c/n 175. Was also registered as: PH-KSA; N143NC. |
This aircraft was built by Saab Aircraft AB, Linkoping, Sweden - 1989 First flown with the test registration 'SE-F75' - December 13, 1989 Sold to Independent Air Lease AB, Netherlands - January 26, 1990 Entered onto the Dutch Aircraft Register as PH-KSA - Januay 26, 1990 Registered to Independent Air Lease AB Leased to KLM Citihopper, Amsterdam, Netherlands - January 26, 1990 Sub-leased to Netherlines, Amseterdam as the registered operator Netherlines and KLM Citihopper merged operations under the 'KLM Citihopper' name Sold to AMS Aircraft Limited, Amsterdam - January 25, 1991 The lease to KLM Citihopper was continued The aircraft was named 'Strasbourg' Sub-leased to Air Botnia, Helsinki, Finland - April 1998 Withdrawn from service by Air Botnia are returned to KLM Citihopper - October 24, 1998 Withdrawn from service and stored at Amsterdam (Schiphol) Sold to Newcourt Capital USA Inc, Chicago, Illinois - June 29, 1999 Departed Amsterdam (Schiphol) on the ferry flight to the United States - July 02, 1999 Cancelled from the Dutch Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N143NC - August 16, 1999 Registered to Newcourt Capital USA Inc It was observed stored at San Antonio, Texas in an 'all-white' livery - September 1999 Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - March 06, 2000 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-OLL - March 09, 2000 Registered to Newcourt Capital USA Inc Leased to Hazelton Air Services Pty Ltd, Cudal, N. S. W. as the registered operator It arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on completion of the ferry flight from the United States - March 15, 2000 Operated its first revenue service Orange - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as AN7410 - March 26, 2000 Hazelton Air Services had previously been purchased by TNT / News Ltd - 2000 - 2001 TNT / News Limited was the parent company of Ansett Airlines Ansett Airlines suspended all operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001 Operated its final revenue service Griffith - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as AN7580 - September 14, 2001 Hazelton Air Services was sold to Australiawide Airlines t/a Regional Express Airlines - August 01, 2002 Operated its first revenue service with REX - August 05, 2002 Registered to Australiawide Airlines Ltd - September 16, 2002 Registered to CIT Group (Australia) Ltd, Sydney - November 25, 2005 Leased to REX Regional Express Airlines as the registered operator Registered to Regional Express Holdings Pty Ltd, Mascot, Sydney - January 17, 2006 Current with Regional Express Airlines |
VH-OLL. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 31, 2011. (R. Brown Copyright Image 1045-162.) |
VH-OLL. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 10, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1045-029.) |
VH-OLL. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 18, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1045-030.) |
VH-OLL. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 24, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 1045-160.) |
VH-OLL. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 24, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 1045-161.) |
VH-OLL. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 24, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 1045-163.) |
VH-OLL. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 19, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1045-152.) |
VH-OLL. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 31, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1045-153.) |
VH-OLL. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 07, 2014. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1045-154.) |
VH-OLL. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 28, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1045-155.) |
VH-OLL. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 04, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1045-151.) |