VH-ZRZ. SAAB 340B. c/n 388.

Was also registered as: N388AE.

 

 

This aircraft was built by Saab Aircraft AB, Linkoping, Sweden - 1996

First flown with the test registration 'SE-C88' - March 03, 1996

Powered by General Electric CT7-9B turboprop engines

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N388AE - ? 1996

Registered to - ?

The aircraft was delivered to American Eagle - March 30, 1996

Entered service with American Eagle - April 01, 1996

Operated its final American Eagle revenue service - ?

It was withdrawn from service and stored at Lawton (Oklahoma) - February 02, 2003

The aircraft had flown a total of 13,560 hours with 4,998 cycles to date

Ferried Lawton (Oklahoma) - Abilene (Texas) for storage - April 25, 2003

It was returned to service at Dallas (Fort Worth, Texas) - June 01, 2004

Withdrawn from service at Dallas (Fort Worth) - April 08, 2007

It was returned to storage at Abilene (Texas) - April 29, 2007

Ferried Abilene (Texas) - Bangor (Maine) for maintenance - October 14, 2007

The aircraft had flown 18,382 hours with 22,300 cycles to date

Ferried Bangor (Maine) - Nashville (Tennessee) for major overhaul - November 29, 2007

Leased to Regional Express Airlines (REX), Australia - April ?, 2008

Departed Nashville (Tennessee) on its delivery flight to Australia - April ?, 2008

It arrived at Wagga Wagga having completed its delivery flight from the United States - April 08, 2008

Delivery route: Nashville - Yuma - Christmas Island - Apia - Coolangatta - Orange - Wagga Wagga

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - April 09, 2008

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ZRZ - Aril 15, 2008

Registered to REX Investment Holdings Pty Ltd, Forrest Hill, N.S.W.

Leased to Regional Express Holdings Ltd, as the registered operator

Operated its first revenue service Wagga Wagga - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as ZL664 - May 27, 2008

Registered to REX Investment Holdings Pty Ltd, Mascot, Sydney - April 12, 2019

Leased to Regional Express Pty Ltd, Mascot, Sydney as the registered operator

Current with Regional Express

 

 

VH-ZRZ. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 24, 2025.

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