VH-NJR. BAe 146-100. c/n E1152.


Rolled off the BAe production line at Woodford - September 14, 1989

Powered by four Textron Lycoming AF507-R5 engines

Entered onto the U.K. Aircraft Register as G-BRLN - September 13, 1989

Registered to British Aerospace (Operations) Ltd

First flown at Woodford as G-6-152 - April 27, 1990

Observed at Woodford in National Air Charter livery as PK-DTU - May 21, 1990

Order for this aircraft was not taken up by National Air Charter, Indonesia

Observed stored at East Midlands as G-BRLN - September 9, 1991

Used as a BAe demonstrator initially in BAe livery before repainted as 'RJ70'

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-NJR - February 7, 1992

Registered to British Aerospace (Operations) Ltd

Leased to National Jet Systems as registered operator

Departed East Midlands on delivery flight to Australia - February 19, 1992

Arrived Brisbane at conclusion of delivery flight - February 25, 1992

Operated first revenue service with Australian Airlink - February 26, 1992

Operated final Airlink revenue service Melbourne-Newcastle as QF1892 - September 22, 2001

Ferried Newcastle-Brisbane - September 22, 2001

Operated first Qantaslink revenue service Brisbane-Mt Isa as QF1844 - September 23, 2001

Resumed Brisbane-Alice Springs service as QF1921 - June 8, 2002

QantasLink lease terminated and returned to National Jet Systems - October 2002

Observed in Adelaide being painted into National Jet livery - November 5, 2002

Registered to Trident Jet (Australia) Pty Ltd - May 3, 2006

Leased to National Jet Systems, Adelaide as registered operator

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

Current with Cobham Aviation Services - 2009


VH-NJR. Australian Airlink - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, April 1992.

VH-NJR. Australian Airlink - in the full livery at Canberra Airport, December 1993.

VH-NJR. QantasLink - in the full livery at Canberra Airport, November 1994.

VH-NJR. QantasLink - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, February 2002.

VH-NJR. QantasLink - in the full livery at Adelaide Airport, October 2002.