VH-RXN. SAAB 340B. c/n 279.
This aircraft was built by Saab Aircraft AB, Linkoping, Sweden - 1991 First flown with the test registration 'SE-G79' - November 26, 1991 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N358BE - January 09, 1992 Registered to Lambert Leasing Inc, U. S. A. Leased to Business Express, New York as the registered operator Registered to First Security Bank of Utah, U. S. A. - January 14, 1992 The lease to Business Express as the registered operator was continued Business Express was renamed Business Express Airlines - May 22, 1997 Withdrawn from service - December 2000 Returned to Saab Aircraft of America Inc, U. S. A. - December 03, 2000 Registered to Saab Aircraft of America Inc, U. S. A. - December 03, 2000 The aircraft was placed in storage at Oklahoma City - December 08, 2000 It was observed stored at Bangor (Maine) - July 19, 2001 Ferried Bangor (Maine) - Nashville (Tennessee) for storage and observed at Nashville - April 14, 2003 It was observed at Nashville in the REX Regional Express Airlines livery as 'N358BE' - July 27, 2003 It was observed at Nashville (Tennessee) in the REX livery - November 15, 2003 Departed Nashville (Tennessee) on the ferry flight to Australia - January 2004 Arrived Wagga Wagga aon completion of the ferry flight - January 20, 2004 Ferry route: ? Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - March 19, 2004 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-RXN - March 23, 2004 Registered to Australiawide Airlines, Wagga Wagga t/a REX Regional Express Airlines Leased to Regional Express Holdings Limited t/a REX Regional Express Airlines as the registered operator It was configured to seat 36 passengers Operated its first revenue service Wagga Wagga - Albury - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as ZL437 - April 06, 2004 Registered to Regional Express Holdings Limited, Mascot, Sydney - August 30, 2007 Leased to Regional Express Pty Ltd, Sydney as the registered operator Current with REX Regional Express Airlines |