VH-OLM. SAAB 340B. c/n 205. |
This aircraft was built by Saab Aircraft AB, Linkoping, Sweden - 1990 First flown with the test registration 'SE-G05' - August 21, 1990 Departed Linkoping on the ferry flight to Australia - September 20, 1990 It arrived at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) on completion of the ferry flight - September 29, 1990 Cancelled from the Swedish Aircraft Register - October 03, 1990 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-OLM - October 10, 1990 Registered to Macquarie Bank Ltd, Sydney Leased to Hazelton Air Services Pty Ltd, Cudal, N. S. W. as the registered operator It was configured to seat 36 passengers This was the first Saab 340B model in the Southern Hemisphere Operated its first revenue service - ? Hazelton Air Services was purchased by TNT / News Ltd - 2000 - 2001 TNT / News Limited was the parent company of Ansett Australia Airlines Ansett Airlines suspended all operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001 Operated its final revenue service Armidale - Tamworth - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as AN7340 - September 14, 2001 Hazelton Air Services was sold to Australiawide Airlines t/a Regional Express Airlines - August 01, 2002 Operated its first revenue service with REX - August 06, 2002 Registered to Australiawide Airlines Ltd t/a REX Regional Express Airlines - September 16, 2002 Registered to Regional Express Holdings Ltd, Mascot, Sydney - May 25, 2005 Current with Regional Express Airlines |
VH-OLM. Hazelton - 'New Horizons' in the standard livery at Albury Airport, September 1995. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1045-139.) |
VH-OLM. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 27, 2011. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1045-156.) |
VH-OLM. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, June 18, 2013. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1045-032.) |
VH-OLM. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, January 16, 2016. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1045-042.) |
VH-OLM. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 10, 2022. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1045-167.) |