National Jet Express (NJE) takes delivery of ninth Dash 8-400NG

National Jet Express (NJE), a member of the Rex Group, will shortly take delivery of another De Havilland Dash 8-400NG ‘Next Generation', fitted with 82 seats.

This will be the ninth Dash 8-400NG to join the NJE fleet and the second to be deployed to support and grow NJE's long-term contract with BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) after starting operations for the mining giant on July 1, 2023

The aircraft will enter service in October and operate additional flights to the mining community of Moranbah in the Bowen Basin, 1,000 kilometres north of Brisbane.

NJE is also in the advanced stages of negotiation for two further contracts in the mining and construction industries, which are expected to see Dash 8-400NG services expand across other areas of Queensland.

“We have been delighted by the response we have received to our commencement of Dash 8-400NG services from July”, Managing Director, Chris Hine, said. “Based on the demand we are seeing, we fully expect to further grow our Queenslan- based fleet in 2024.”

NJE was founded in 1994 and, with the introduction of the latest Dash 8-400NG aircraft to support the new Queensland base, NJE will operate a fleet of nine Dash 8- 400s, in addition to its current fleet of six Embraer E190 jets serving clients in the mining and resources across Australia. Additionally, NJE operates four British Aerospace BAe 146s for night freight between Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and the Gold Coast and three De Havilland Dash 8-100 aircraft for FIFO operations in Papua New Guinea and between PNG and Cairns. NJE has been part of the Rex Group since October 1, 2022.