VH-RXE. SAAB 340B. c/n 275. Was also registered as: N356BE; N275CJ. |
This aircraft was built by Saab Aircraft AB, Linkoping, Sweden - 1991 First flown with the test registration 'SE-G75' - October 31, 1991 Powered by General Electric CT7-9B turboprop engines Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N356BE - December 10, 1991 Registered to Lambert Leasing Inc, U. S. A. Leased to Business Express, New York as the registered operator - December 11, 1991 Registered to First Security Bank of Utah, U. S. A. - December 30, 1991 Lease to Business Express as the registered operator was continued Business Express was renamed Business Express Airlines - May 22, 1997 Registered to Saab Aircraft of America Inc, U. S. A. - April 21, 2001 Sold to Fairbrook Leasing Inc, U. S. A. - December 06, 2001 Reregistered as N275CJ - December 06, 2001 Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Torthwest Trustee, U. S. A. The intended lease to Colgan Airways was not taken up It was observed stored at Bangor (Maine) - December 08, 2001 It was observed stored at Bangor (Maine) - April 11, 2002 Ferried Bangor (Maine) - Nashville (Tennessee) for storage and observed at Nashville - April 09, 2003 It was observed at Nashville in the 'REX Regional Express Airlines' livery as 'N275CJ' - July 27, 2003 Departed Nashville (Tennessee) on the ferry flight to Australia - September 23, 2003 It arrived at Wagga Wagga on completion of the ferry flight - September 29, 2003 Ferry route: ? Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - December 12, 2003 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-RXE - December 24, 2003 Registered to Australiawide Airlines, Wagga Wagga t/a REX Regional Express Airlines Leased to Regional Express Holdings Limited t/a REX Regional Express Airlines as the registered operator It was configured to seat 36 passengers Operated its first revenue service - February 03, 2004 Registered to Regional Express Holdings Limited, Sydney - August 30, 2007 Leased to Regional Express Pty Ltd, Sydney as the registered operator Current with REX Regional Express Airlines |
VH-RXE. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 22, 2019. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1045-079.) |
VH-RXE. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 17, 2022. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1045-221.) |
VH-RXE. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 19, 2022. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1045-224.) |
VH-RXE. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 10, 2024. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1045-267.) |