VH-ORX. SAAB 340B. c/n 293. Was also registered as: SE-G93; N363BE. |
This aircraft was built by Saab Aircraft AB, Linkoping, Sweden - 1992 First flown with the test registration 'SE-G93' - March 05, 1992 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N363BE - April 14, 1992 Registered to Lambert Leasing Inc, U. S. A. Leased to Business Express, New York as the registered operator Sold to Grant Holdings Inc, U. S. A. - July 29, 1992 Registered to Grant Holdings Inc, U. S. A. Lease to Business Express as the registered operator was continued Business Express was renamed Business Express Airlines - May 22, 1997 Withdrawn from service and stored at Oklahoma City - December 08, 2000 Returned to the Lessor at the end of the lease - August 15, 2001 It was observed stored at Nashville, Tennessee - April 14, 2003 Registered to State Street Bank & Trust Company, U. S. A. - March 26, 2004 Prepared for lease to Regional Express Airlines Departed Nashville on the ferry flight to Australia - May 03, 2004 It arrived at Wagga Wagga on completion of the ferry flight - May 10, 2004 Ferry route: Nashville - Van Nuys - Honolulu - Nadi - Coolangatta - Orange - Wagga Wagga Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - May 20, 2004 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-ORX - May 24, 2004 Leased to Australiawide Airlines Ltd, Wagga Wagga t/a REX Regional Express Airlines as the registered operator It was configured to seat 36 passengers Operated its first revenue service Wagga Wagga - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as ZL421 - June 21, 2004 Registered to Regional Express Holdings Limited, Mascot - October 16, 2008 Current with REX Regional Express Airlines |
VH-ORX. REX Regional Express - in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, April 24, 2023. (T. Haynes Copyright Image 1045-261.) |