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VH-ZLY. SAAB 340A. c/n 026. Was also registered as: SE-E26; HB-AHF; D-CDIE; SP-KPK. |
This aircraft was built by Saab Aircraft AB, Linkoping, Sweden - 1985 First flown with the test registration 'SE-E26' - August 08, 1985 Powered by General Electric CT7-9B turboprop engines Sold to Crossair, Switzerland Entered onto the Swiss Aircraft Register as HB-AHF - June 20, 1985 Registered to Crossair, Basel-Mulhouse, Switzerland Leased to Delta Air Regional, Friedrichshafen, Germany - December 1989 Cancelled from the Switzerland Aircraft Register - December 28, 1989 Entered onto the German Aircraft Register as D-CDIE - December 28, 1989 Registered to Delta Air Regional, Friedrichshafen, Germany Sold to Solid Leasing GmbH - April 1990 Leased to Delta Air Regional, Germany as the registered operator Leased to Deutsche BA as the registered operator - April 01, 1992 Sub-leased to Crossair as the registered operator - February 01, 1997 Cancelled from the German Aircraft Register - April ?, 1997 Entered onto the Switzerland Aircraft Register as HB-AHF - April ?, 1997 It was withdrawn from service and prepared for sale / lease to Hazelton Airlines, Australia - October 1997 It arrived at Cudal (N.S.W.) having completed its delivery flight from Switzerland - December 01, 1997 Cancelled from the Switzerland Aircraft Register - December ?, 1997 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ZLY - December 04, 1997 Registered to Commonwealth Bank Australia, Sydney Leased to Hazelton Air Services Pty Ltd, Cudal as the registered operator Operated its first revenue service - December ?, 1997 Leased to Hazelton Air Services Pty Ltd, Cudal (t/a as Hazelton Airlines) as the registered operator - March 09, 2000 The aircraft sustained damage whilst landing on Runway 24 at Griffith (N.S.W.) - September 05, 2001 The aircraft stuck a flock of galahs, damaging both propellers The propellers were replaced before the aircraft was returned to service Hazelton Airlines suspended all operations due to Ansett bankruptcy - September 13 - 14, 2001 Operated its final revenue service Orange - Bathurst - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as AN7431 - September 14, 2001 The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) The lease was not renewed and the aircraft was returned to the lessor - Commonwealth Bank Australia Sold to Hawker Pacific Pty Ltd, Sydney - September 16, 2002 Registered to Hawker Pacific Pty Ltd, Yagoona, Sydney - September 16, 2002 It was observed undergoing maintenance at Wagga Wagga - January 2003 Ferried Wagga Wagga - Townsville for storage pending its sale / lease - January 2003 Registered to Macair Airlines Pty Ltd, Brisbane (Archerfield) as the registered operator - April 20, 2004 It was operated by Macair in an 'all-white' livery with 'Macair' titles Returned to Hawker Pacific Pty Ltd at the end of the lease - February 04, 2005 Sold to REX Regional Express - April 19, 2005 Registered to Regional Express Airlines, Forrest Hill. N.S.W. - April 19, 2005 Operated its first REX revenue service Wagga Wagga - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as ZL3257 - September 26, 2005 Operated its last revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Wagga Wagga as ZL3258 - January 13, 2009 It was withdrawn from service and stored at Wagga Wagga Sold to Spirit Air Sp, Poland - April ?, 2009 Departed Wagga Wagga on its ferry flight to Poland - April 24, 2009 It arrived at Poland (Warsaw) having completed the ferry flight from Australia - ? Ferry route: Wagga Wagga - Port Headland - Male - Muscat - Warsaw Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - May 25, 209 Entered onto the Polish Aircraft Register as SP-KPK - June ?, 2009 The aircraft was used as a freighter Current status - ? |
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VH-ZLY. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, March 2007. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1045-306.) |