VH-RXQ. SAAB 340B. c/n 200.
This aircraft was built by Saab Aircraft AB, Linkoping, Sweden - 1990 First flown with the test registration 'SE-E02' - June 14, 1990 Entered onto the Swiss Aircraft Register as HB-AKH - August 10, 1990 Registered to Cinderalla AB, Switzerland (Leasing Company) Leased to Crossair, Switzerland as the registered operator Cancelled from the Swiss Aircraft Register - August 11, 1990 Entered onto the Romanian Aircraft Register as YR-VGN - August 11, 1990 Sub-leased to Carpetair, Romania as the registered operator Withdrawn from service and returned to Crossair at the end of the lease - December 2001 Cancelled from the Romanian Aircraft Register - December 2001 Entered onto the Swiss Aircraft Register as HB-AKH - December 2001 Leased to Crossair as the registered operator Crossair merged with Swiss International Airlines - July 01, 2002 Withdrawn from use and stored - October 2005 Cancelled from the Swiss Aircraft Register - November 2005 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-RXQ - November 07, 2005 Registered to Regional Express Holdings Limited, Sydney Leased to REX Regional Express Airlines as the registered operator It was configured to seat 36 passengers Arrived Wagga Wagga on completion of the ferry flight - November 10, 2005 It underwent an extensive maintenance program at Wagga Wagga before entering service Operated its first revenue service Wagga Wagga - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as ZL668 - March 02, 2006 Leased to Regional Express Pty Ltd, Sydney as the registered operator - February 03, 2014 Current with REX Regional Express Airlines |
VH-RXQ. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 02, 2011. (R. Brown Copyright Image 1045-043.) |
VH-RXQ. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 07, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1045-037.) |
VH-RXQ. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 09, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1045-028.) |
VH-RXQ. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 18, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1045-031.) |
VH-RXQ. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 17, 2013. (R. Brown Copyright Image 1045-044.) |