VH-HYF. Airbus A320-211. c/n 027.


First flown as F-WWDD - November 29, 1988

Accepted by Ansett - February 18, 1989

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-HYF - February 20, 1989

Departed Toulouse, France on delivery flight to Melbourne - February 21, 1989

Routing was - Athens-Dubai-Bangkok-Kuala Lumpur-Darwin-Melbourne - arriving February 25, 1989

Operated its first Ansett service - AN12 Melbourne-Sydney - April 21, 1989

Sold to Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE) and leased back - July 2001

Operated its last commercial service - AN151 Sydney-Adelaide - September 13, 2001

Aircraft parked at Adelaide following suspension of all Ansett operations

Ferried Adelaide-Melbourne - September 28, 2001

Re-entered Ansett service - under administration - AN718 Melbourne-Sydney - September 29, 2001

Operated its final Ansett Australia service - AN35 Sydney-Melbourne - March 4, 2002

Stored at the Ansett Terminal, Melbourne

Had flown 39,929 hours / 22,441 cycles - June 27, 2002

Test flown Melbourne as AN4089 - June 27, 2002

Registered to Wells Fargo Bank, USA - becoming N270SE - August 7, 2002

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - August 7, 2002

Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to Marshall Aerospace, Cambridge, UK - August 10, 2002

Routing was - Denpasar-Male-Cario

Advertised for immediate sale / lease by SALE - December 2002

Cancelled from the U.S. Aircraft Register - April 24, 2003

Leased to UM Air - becoming UR-UFB - April 2003

Due to delays in acquiring type approval aircraft was reregistered N270SE - June 6, 2003

Cancelled from the U.S. Aircraft Register - July 28, 2003

Currently in service with UM Air

Aircraft named 'Mary-Lyn 1'


 
 

VH-HYF. Ansett Australia - in the 'Union Jack' colors at Brisbane Airport.

(Image 0320-092. P. J. Gates Photograph)

VH-HYF. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' colors at Sydney Airport, February 2001.

(Image 0320-021. R. N. Smith Photograph)

UR-UFB. Um Air- in their full color scheme, February 2004.

(Image 0320-041. R. N. Smith Collection)

UR-UFB. Um Air- in their full color scheme, April 2004.

(Image 0320-072. R. N. Smith Collection)