VH-PAE. Boeing 727-281. c/n 21455-1316.

was also registered as VH-TXE.


First flown - January 28, 1978

Sold to All Nippon Airways - February 1, 1978

Entered onto the Japanese Aircraft Register as JA-8353

Sold to Korean Air Lines - January 21, 1990

Entered onto the Korean Aircraft Register as HL-7354

Sold to Dallas Aerospace - March 21, 1996

Sold to Santa Barbara Aerospace - March 31, 1996

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N528JS

Sold to Trans Pacific Leasing Corp - April 8, 1996

Converted to freighter configuration - October 1996

Leased to Pacific Air Express - October 31, 1996

Entered onto the Solomon Islands Aircraft Register as H4-PAE

Aircraft was named 'Spirit of Laulasi'

Departed Brisbane for C-Check & modification to comply with Stage 3 noise requirements - November 1999

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N214F - November 30, 1999

Registered to Finova Capital Corp

Withdrawn from service and placed in storage at Tucson, Arizona - January 2000

Leased to Pacific Air Express - August 22, 2000

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-PAE - August 24, 2000

Registered to Pacific Air Express (International) Pty Ltd

Registered to Transasain Air (Aust) Pty Ltd - November 8, 2000

Arrived Brisbane on delivery but did not enter service - December 2000

Ferried Brisbane-Melbourne and returned to Finova Capital - December 23, 2000

Leased to Transasian Air Express - February 5, 2001

Chartered by Ansett Australia Cargo for 4 weekly night freighter services - February 5, 2001

Utilised on Brisbane-Sydney-Melbourne-Brisbane route

Reregistered as VH-TXE - June 15, 2001

Registered to Transasain Air Express

Utilised on Ansett Australia Cargo services Perth-Melbourne-Perth

Utilised on Brisbane-Townsville-Cairns-Townsville-Sydney-Melbourne services - August 2001

Returned to Transasian Air Express when Ansett Australia Cargo suspended operations - September 14, 2001

Utilised by Australian air Express - October 2001

Transasian was renamed TransAustralian Air Express - May 28, 2002

Repainted into Australian air Express livery - October 2002

Aircraft was renamed 'Susie-Blue'

TransAustralian Air Express changed its name to TransAustralian Air (T.A.A.) - March 20, 2003

TransAustralian Air placed under administration - July 16, 2003

Lease on aircraft terminated - August 2003

Returned to Finova Capital, Phoenix, Arizona

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N328FV

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - October 22, 2003

Current status - ?


JA-8353. All Nippon Airways - in the full livery at Nagoya Airport, December 1989.

H4-PAE. Pacific Air Express - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, December 1996.

VH-TXE. Transasian Air Express - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, December 2001.