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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 It was withdrawn from service and stored at Lawton (Oklahoma) - February 02, 2003 The aircraft had flown a total of 13,560 hours with 4,998 cycles to date Ferried Lawton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- Abilene (Texas) for storage - April 25, 2003 It was returned to service at Dallas (Fort Worth, Texas) - June 01, 2004 Withdrawn from service at Dallas (Fort Worth) - April 08, 2007 It was returned to storage at Abilene (Texas) - April 29, 2007 Ferried Abilene (Texas) - Bangor (Maine)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 |
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VH-ZRZ. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 24, 2025. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1045-305.) |