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National Jet Express (NJE) has taken delivery of its 13th Q400, to enter service at the end of the month.
VH-8QE has arrived in Australia and will join the FIFO carrier’s base in Perth, with an expected start to commercial operations on 29 June.
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“This follows the entry into service earlier this year of another Q400 aircraft, VH-8QD. With this aircraft, NJE’s FIFO (Fly In Fly Out) fleet will increase to 21, comprising 13 Q400 and 8 Embraer E190 jets,” the airline said.
“This new aircraft will help to partially satisfy the ever-increasing demand for NJE’s services across WA, SA and QLD. NJE plans to have 2 more E190 jets in service by July and August to continue meeting the needs of its resource customers.”
According to Robin Furber, executive director of National Jet Express, the carrier has been seeing solid growth in the charter and FIFO market.
“Reaching 21 passenger aircraft reflects the strength of demand across the resources sector and the trust our clients place in NJE,” he said.
“Operating and maintaining our own Q400 and E190 fleet in-house gives us the control and the capacity to keep growing alongside our clients well into the future.”
NJE added its previous two aircraft, both Q400s, to the fleet in late 2025 to “support the continuing growth of NJE’s presence in the Mining, Resources and Construction industries, as well as providing additional coverage during periods of scheduled aircraft maintenance”.
The carrier commenced Embraer E190 services to the Nifty copper mine in the Pilbara earlier this year for Cyprium Metals, following the launch of its route to Marble Bar for AIM late last year.
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