VH-ZLQ. SAAB 340B. c/n 370. Was also registered as: SE-C70; N370AM. |
This aircraft was built by Saab Aircraft AB, Linkoping, Sweden - 1995 First flown with the test registration 'SE-C70' - September ?, 1995 Powered by General Electric CT7-9B turbo-prop engines Cancelled from the Swedish Aircraft Register - September 15, 1995 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N370AM - September 15, 1995 Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Trust NA Leased to American Eagle Airlines, Dallas (Fort Worth), Texas as the registered operator Delivered to American Eagle Airlines - September 20, 1995 Operated its first revenue service - September ?, 1995 It was withdrawn from service and stored at Abilene (Texas) - September 11, 1998 It was returned to service - ? It was observed withdrawn from service and stored at Abilene (Texas) - March 01, 2006 It was ferried Abilene (Texas) - Kansas City (Missouri) for 'end-of-lease maintenance' - April 21, 2006 It had flown 18,635 hours with 22,251 cycles to date Returned to the lessor (First Security Bank of Utah) - October 25, 2006 The aircraft was prepared for lease / sale to Regional Express Airlines, Australia - April 2007 It arrived at Wagga Wagga having completed its delivery flight from the United States - April 29, 2007 Delivery route: Nashville - Los Angeles - Yuma - Christmas Island - Apia - Coolangatta - Wagga Wagga Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - May ?, 2007 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ZLQ - May 10, 2007 Registered to Regional Express Airlines Pty Ltd, Sydney, N.S.W. Operated its first revenue service with REX - ?, 2007 Registered to REX Investment Holdings Pty Ltd, Mascot, Sydney, N.S.W. - April 02, 2014 Leased to Regional Express Pty Ltd, Mascot, Sydney as the registered operator Current with Regional Express Airlines |
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VH-ZLQ. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, December 29, 2024. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1045-326.) |