Built at Hatfield for Presidential Airways but not taken up

Powered by Textron Lycoming ALF502-R-5 engines

Construction completed at Hatfield - June 10, 1988

First flown as G-5-107 - June 24, 1988

Ferried Hatfield-Cambridge - July 1, 1988

Ferried Cambridge-Hatfield - July 22, 1988

Accepted by Jet Acceptance Corporation at Hatfield - August 1988

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N294UE - August 1988

Registered to Jet Acceptance Corporation

Leased to Westair Commuter as registered operator

Departed Hatfield on delivery flight to U.S.A. in full United Express livery - August 5, 1988

Westair Commuter Airlines ceased operations - September 9, 1991

Returned to Jet Acceptance Corporation - November 1992

Reregistered as N462EA - November 1992

Leased to Empire Airlines - December 7, 1992

Sub-leased to Northwest Territorial Airways, Canada - May 29, 1994

Returned to Empire Airlines - June 9, 1994

Returned to Jet Acceptance Corporation - June 1994

Leased to Air Wisconsin / United Express - March 31, 1995

Reregistered as N294UE - April 1995

Registered to First Security Bank of Utah

Returned to British Asset Management - August 1996

Arrived Cambridge at conclusion of ferry flight from U.S.A. - August 31, 1996

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

Registered to Asset Management Jet

Leased to National Jet Systems Ltd as registered operator

Sub-leased to Southern Australian Airlines Pty Ltd

Cancelled from the U.S. Aircraft Register - November 1996

Departed Cambridge on delivery flight to Australia - December 1, 1996

Arrived Adelaide at conclusion of delivery flight - December 6, 1996

Aircraft was named 'City of Launceston' at ceremony at Launceston Airport - December 11, 1996

Operated first revenue service Launceston-Melbourne as QF690 - December 21, 1996

Transferred to BAe Systems Assest Management - November 30, 1999

Observed at Melbourne Airport in QantasLink livery - May 31, 2001

Operated last QantasLink service Proserpine-Brisbane as QF1887 - July 4, 2003

Ferried Brisbane-Adelaide for maintenance with National Jet - July 4, 2003

Stored at Adelaide Airport

Registered to BAe Systems Regional - July 20, 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

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

Current with National Jet Express

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

VH-YAE. Southern - in the full Qantas livery at Melbourne Airport, January 1997.

VH-YAE. Southern - in the full Qantas livery at Melbourne Airport, April 1997.

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