VH-VEF. SAAB 340B. c/n 457.

Was also registered as: SE-B57; 5Y-FCI; N457XJ.

This aircraft was built by Saab Aircraft AB, Linkoping, Sweden - 1998

It was built for an Northwest Airlink / Mesaba order

First flown as 'SE-B57' - December 18, 1998

The aircraft was painted in the 'Northwest Airklink' livery for operation by Mesaba on behalf of Northwest Airlink

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N457XJ - ?

Registered to Mesaba Airlines, Minneapolis

Northwest Airlink was merged with Delta Airlines - ?

The aircraft continued to be operated by Mesaba Airlines for Delta Airlines

It was withdrawn from service and stored at Detroit - December 01, 2011

The aircraft was observed stored in the basic 'Delta' livery at Bangor, Maine - April 09, 2012

Sold to Waterview Management Group - December 09, 2014

Registered to Waterview Management Group - January 05, 2015

Ferried Bangor - Marseilles - March 16 - 17, 2015

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - May 17, 2015

Entered onto the Kenyan Aircraft Register as 5Y-FCI - May 17, 2015

Leased to Kenya - US Government Operations as the registered operator

Returned to Waterview Management Group LLC at the end of the lease - June 14, 2017

Cancelled from the Kenya Aircraft Register - ?

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N457XJ - June 19, 2017

Registered to Aviation Inventory Resources Inc, Alvarado, Texas

Sold to Vee H Aviation, Canberra, Australia - July 2018

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - August 03, 2018

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-VEF - August 06, 2018

Registered to Vee H Aviation Pty Ltd, Canberra

The aircraft was configured to seat 36 passengers

Operated its first Corporate Air revenue service -?

The aircraft was repainted into the new Link Airlines livery at Brisbane - August 2010

It was observed at Brisbane in the Link Airlines livery - August 31, 2020

Current with Link Airlines

VH-VEF. Link Airlines - in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, September 01, 2020.

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VH-VEF. Link Airlines - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 17, 2022.

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VH-VEF. Link Airlines - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 17, 2022.

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VH-VEF. Link Airlines - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 18, 2022.

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VH-VEF. Link Airlines - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 19, 2022.

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VH-VEF. Link Airlines - in the standard livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 19, 2022.

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