VH-NJL. BAe 146-300. c/n E3213.


Rolled off the BAe production line at Woodford - 1992

Powered by four Textron Lycoming AF507-1H engines

First flown at Woodford as G-6-213 - July 21, 1992

Ferried Woodford-Filton as G-6-213 for storage - July 21, 1992

Intended sale to Discovery Airtours (USA) did not eventuate

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BVPE - July 25, 1994

Registered to British Aerospace (Operations) Ltd

Ferried Filton-Woodford from storage - August 11, 1994

Observed at Cambidge - August 19, 1994

Order for BAe146s announced by National Jet Systems Australia - September 1994

Leased to National Jet Systems Australia - October 20, 1994

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - October 20, 1994

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-NJL - October 21, 1994

Registered to British Aerospace PLC

Leased to National Jet Systems as registered operator on behalf of Qantas Airlink

Departed Cambridge on delivery flight to Australia - October 25, 1994

Arrived Adelaide at conclusion of delivery flight - October 30, 1994

Operated first revenue service for Airlink -

Operated last Port Headland-Perth service as QF937 - July 2, 1999

Registered to Trident Aviation Leasing Services (Jersey) Ltd - February 10, 2006

Leased to National Jet Systems as registered operator

Operated final QantasLink revenue service Mt Keith-Perth as QF1973 - October 31, 2006

Ferried Perth-Adelaide as QF6200 for post-lease maintenance - October 31, 2006

Ferried Adelaide-Perth as NC5500 in full National Jet livery - January 25, 2007

Operated by National Jet Systems in Western Australia

Registered to Trident Aviation Leasing Services (Jersey) Ltd - April 16, 2007

Leased to National Jet Systems as registered operator

Rolled out at Adelaide Airport in new Cobham titles - February 27, 2009

National Jet Systems renamed Cobham Aviation Services Australia - March 1, 2009

Current with Cobham Aviation - 2009


VH-NJL. Airlink - in the full Qantas livery, November 1994.