VH-NJR British Aerospace 146-100

This aircraft rolled off the BAe production line at Woodford - September 14, 1989

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BRLN (CofR G-BRLN/R1) - September 13, 1989

Registered to British Aerospace (Commercial Aircraft) Ltd, Hatfield

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - April 19, 1990

First flown at Woodford as 'G-6-152' - April 27, 1990

It was observed at Woodford in National Air Charter livery as 'PK-DTU' - May 21, 1990

The order for this aircraft was not taken up by National Air Charter, Indonesia

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BRLN (CofR G-BRLN/R2) - June 22, 1990

Registered to British Aerospace PLC (Airline Division), Woodford

Registered to Trident Aviation Leasing Services (Jersey) Ltd, St Helier, Jersey - June 12, 1991

It was observed stored at East Midlands as 'G-BRLN' - September 09, 1991

Used as a BAe demonstrator initially in BAe livery before being repainted as 'RJ70'

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-NJR - February 07, 1992

Registered to British Aerospace (Operations) Ltd

Leased to National Jet Systems as the registered operator

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - February 17, 1992

Departed East Midlands on the ferry flight to Australia - February 19, 1992

It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the ferry flight - February 25, 1992

Operated its first revenue service with Australian Airlink - February 26, 1992

Operated its final Airlink revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Newcastle as QF1892 - September 22, 2001

Ferried Newcastle - Brisbane - September 22, 2001

Operated its first Qantaslink revenue service Brisbane - Mt Isa as QF1844 - September 23, 2001

Resumed Brisbane - Alice Springs services as QF1921 - June 08, 2002

QantasLink lease terminated and the aircraft was returned to National Jet Systems - October 2002

It was observed in Adelaide (West Beach) being painted into the National Jet livery - November 05, 2002

Registered to Trident Jet (Australia) Pty Ltd - May 03, 2006

Leased to National Jet Systems, Adelaide as the registered operator

National Jet Systems was renamed Cobham Aviation Australia - March 01, 2009

It was the second airframe to acquire the standard Cobham livery

Ferried Perth - Alice Springs - Townsville for repainting by Flying Colours - April 17, 2015

Ferried Townsville - Adelaide (West Beach) for 'C-check' as JTE500 - May 07, 2015

The aircraft had flown 45,394 hours with 29,459 cycles to date

It operated its final service Perth - Adelaide (West Beach) as JTE5500 - June 27, 2019

The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored

Departed Adelaide (West Beach) on a truck to Sims Metals, Port Adelaide for scrapping - August 29, 2019

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 18, 2019

G-BRLN. British Aerospace - in the 'house' livery at Hatfield Airport, December 1991.

(J. Woods Copyright Image 0414-663.)

VH-NJR. Australian Airlink - in the 'Australian' livery at Brisbane Airport, April 1992.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-032.)

VH-NJR. Australian Airlink - in the 'Australian' livery at Canberra Airport, December 1993.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 0414-080.)

VH-NJR. Airlink - in the 'Qantas' livery at Canberra Airport, November 1994.

(E. D. Daw Copyright Image 0414-081.)

VH-NJR. Airlink - in the 'Qantas' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 23, 2000.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-634.)

VH-NJR. Airlink - in the 'Qantas' livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 2001.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-214.)

VH-NJR. QantasLlink - in the original livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 01, 2001.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-635.)

VH-NJR. QantasLlink - in the original livery at Brisbane Airport, February 2002.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-096.)

VH-NJR. National Jet - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, August 14, 2008.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-519.)

VH-NJR. Cobham - in the 'National Jet' livery at Perth Airport, March 2010.

(R. Shaw Copyright Image 0414-233.)

VH-NJR. Cobham - in the 'National Jet' livery at Perth Airport, October 03, 2013.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-520.)

VH-NJR. Cobham - in the 'National Jet' livery at Perth Airport, October 24, 2013.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-521.)

VH-NJR. Cobham - in the 'National Jet' livery at Perth Airport, November 21, 2013.

(R. Brown Copyright Image 0414-322.)

VH-NJR. Cobham - in the 'National Jet' livery at Perth Airport, November 28, 2013.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-518.)

VH-NJR. Cobham - in the 'National Jet' livery at Perth Airport, November 28, 2013.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-516.)

VH-NJR. Cobham - in the 'National Jet' livery at Perth Airport, December 03, 2013.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-517.)

VH-NJR. Cobham - in the standard livery at Townsville Airport, May 06, 2015.

(P. Tuck Copyright Image 0414-324.)

VH-NJR. Cobham - in the standard livery at Townsville Airport, May 06, 2015.

(P. Tuck Copyright Image 0414-325.)

VH-NJR. Cobham - in the standard livery at Townsville Airport, May 06, 2015.

(P. Tuck Copyright Image 0414-326.)

VH-NJR. Cobham - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, May 08, 2015.

(T. Haynes Copyright Image 0414-321.)

VH-NJR. Cobham - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 04, 2015.