VH-YAD. BAe 146-200A. c/n E2097.

Built at Hatfield for Jet Acceptance (USA) for Westair Commuter Airlines of California

Powered by Textron Lycoming ALF502-R5 engines

First flown as a BAe-146-200A G-5-097 - February 18, 1988

Rolled out in full United Express livery - March 2, 1988

Ferried Hatfield-Cambridge - April 11, 1988

Accepted by Jet Acceptance Corporation at Hatfield - April 14, 1988

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N293UE - April 14, 1988

Registered to Jet Acceptance Corporation

Leased to Westair Commuter as registered operator

Departed Hatfield on delivery flight to U.S.A. - April 15, 1988

Sold to I.T.C. Leasing Corporation - August 3, 1988

Westair Commuter Airlines ceased operations - September 9, 1991

Returned to I.T.C. Leasing Corporation

Leased to Air Nova, Canada - November 1, 1991

Entered service with Air Nova - November 3, 1991

Operated last Air Nova revenue service - January 2, 1992

Returned to British Aircraft Systems via Jet Acceptance Corporation - January 4, 1992

Ferried Hamilton-Hagerstown for storage - January 4, 1992

Leased to Air B.C. (British Colombia) - February 1, 1992

Returned to British Aircraft Systems - April 1992

Reregistered as N461EA - September 11, 1992

Leased to Empire Airlines - Royal American - September 11, 1992

Withdrawn from service and stored - June 1994

Returned to British Asset Management Corporation (BAe Aircraft Systems Company) - June 1994

Sub-leased to Air Wisconsin and operated for United Express - December 29, 1994

Observed at Chicago O'Hare Airport in new United Express livery - January 15, 1995

Reregistered as N293UE - April 1995

Registered to First Security Bank of Utah

Returned to British Asset Management - September 1996

Arrived Cambridge at conclusion of ferry flight from U.S.A. - September 8, 1996

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-YAD - October 30, 1996

Registered to Aerospace Management Jet

Leased to National Jet Systems Ltd as registered operator

Sub-leased to Southern Australian Airlines Pty Ltd

Ferried Cambridge-Southend for painting in Qantas livery - October 31, 1996

Rolled out at Southen in full Qantas livery with Southern titles - November 11, 1996

Departed Cambridge on delivery flight to Australia as N293UE - December 15, 1996

Arrived Adelaide at conclusion of delivery flight - December 19, 1996

Aircraft was named 'City of Hobart'

Operated first revenue service Launceston-Sydney as QF994 - December 21, 1996

Sub-leased to Australian Airlink - July 4, 1998

Operated first Airlink service Melbourne-Canberra as QF878 - July 4, 1998

Operated last Airlink service Canberra-Melbourne as QF901 - August 28, 1998

Returned to Southern Australia / National Jet - August 28, 1998

Returned to BAe Systems Management Inc - August 28, 1998

Stored at Adelaide Airport

Leased to Southern Australia / National Jet - November 11, 1998

Sub-leased to Airlink - May 27, 2001

In service with Airlink Adelaide-Canberra as QF1888 - May 27, 2001

Operated last Airlink service Canberra-Adelaide as QF1863 - July 7, 2001

Returned to Southern Australia / National Jet - July 8, 2001

In service with Southern Australia Melbourne-Canberra as QF1906 - August 8, 2001

Operated final QantasLink service Mount Keith-Perth as QF1977 - October 31, 2003

Ferried Perth-Adelaide as QF6200 for maintenance - October 31, 2003

Observed at Adelaide in all-white livery for storage - November 2003

Registered to National Jet Systems Ltd - July 30, 2004

Observed Sydney in all-white livery with National Jet titles and tail logo - October 5, 2004

Sold to National Jet Systems Ltd - January 2, 2009

Registered to Jet Acceptance Corporation - January 16, 2009

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

Withdrawn from use and stored at Adelaide Airport - March 16, 2009

Observed at Adelaide Airport with Cobham titles - March 17, 2009

Registered to National Jet Express Pty Ltd - November 6, 2009

Stored at Adelaide Airport

N461EA. Empire - in the full livery at an unknown airport, April 1993.

VH-YAD. Southern - in the full Qantas livery at Adelaide Airport, December 1996.

VH-YAD. Southern - in the full Qantas livery at Melbourne Airport, April 1998.

VH-YAD. Airlink - in the basic Qantas livery at Sydney Airport, May 2001.