REX Airlines’ VH-8ZL

REX Airlines is taking delivery of VH-8ZL (c/n 39604, l/n 4160). This 737-8EH, leased from DAE Capital, is making its delivery flight from GYR to BNE, via OGG and NAN. It will overnight at OGG tonight.

39604’s History:

Aug 2012: Delivered to GOL Airlines as PR-GUQ, under lease from AWAS.

Aug 2017: Sold to DAE Capital, and the lease transferred.

___ 2018: Repainted in the current livery.

Jan 2023: Withdrawn from service, and stored at GRU.

Sep 2023: Ferried to GYR for storage.

N420XJ

N420XJ (msn 340B-420), a Saab SF340B, is ferrying from BGR [Bangor International Airport, Bangor, ME] to ADL [Adelaide International Airport, Australia], via LUM, RNT, ITO, APW, OOL and OAG. It arrived tonight from RNT at ITO, and will join the REX - Regional Express fleet.

This SF340B was originally delivered to Mesaba Airlines in June 1997. It operated as part of the Northwest Airlines Express network, then part of the Delta Air Lines network. In July 2011, it was acquired by Colgan Air, then a year later sold to Silver Airways (f/n 301).

N384AE

A former American Eagle Saab 340B/Plus, N384AE (msn 340B-384), is en route from BNA (Nashville International Airport, TN) via HII (Lake Havasu City Airport, AZ) and LGB (Daughtery Field, Long Beach, CA).

N384AE is seen above taxiing to Runway 4R to depart for NAN. It's headed for Australia to join the Regional Express (ZL/HZL) fleet as VH-LKH (note the last three letters on the nose gear door).

REX Saab 340s

Airliners Gallery is reporting that REX (Regional Express Airlines) of Sydney, Australia will be leasing a bunch of ex-American Eagle Saab 340 turboprops, with deliveries beginning in January 2007. If it was like before, those SF340s will be stopping off @ HNL on their way Down Under.

The photo above was taken in February 2004.