VH-HYN. Airbus A320-211. c/n 726.


First flown as F-WWBP - October 29, 1997

Leased from I.L.F.C. for 5 years - November 28, 1997

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-HYN - November 28, 1997

Departed Toulouse, France on delivery flight to Melbourne - November 29, 1997

Routing was - Dubai-Mauritius-Perth-Melbourne - arriving December 2, 1997

Operated its first Ansett service - AN60 Melbourne-Brisbane - December 10, 1997

Rolled out in the special 'Sydney 2000 Olympics' livery - June 1, 2000

Ferried Sydney-Auckland on Olympic duties - June 7, 2000

Departed Auckland for Uluru as AN2000 carrying 'Olympic Flame' - June 8, 2000

Olympic livery removed - January 2001

Operated its last commercial service - AN164 Perth-Sydney - September 13, 2001

Stored at Sydney following suspension of all Ansett operations - September 13, 2001

Re-entered Ansett service - under administration - AN701 Sydney-Melbourne - October 1, 2001

Operated its final Ansett Australia service - AN91 Sydney-Melbourne - March 4, 2002

Returned to I.L.F.C. & departed Melbourne on delivery flight to Bentonville, AK - April 11, 2002

Routing was - Melbourne-Nadi-Honolulu-Las Vegas-Bentonville (Fayetteville)

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - April 22, 2002

Had flown 14,705 hours / 8,085 cycles

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N726NS - April 22, 2002

Leased by I.L.F.C. to Siberia Airlines

Ferried to Lufthansa Technik, Berlin for maintenance - September 22 / 23, 2002

Routing was - Fayetteville-Bangor-Gander-Keflavik-Berlin

Painted in Armavia colors & ferried Berlin-Yerevan - October 9, 2002

Sub-leased to Armavia, Armenia - becoming P4-VNF - for 3 years - October 24, 2002

Reregistered EK32007 - June 15, 2003

Leased to Georgian National Airlines in an all-white color scheme - January 2005

Leased to LAT Charter - becoming YL-BCB - October 2005

Sub-leased to Hellas Jet with small LAT Charter titles - April 2006

Current


VH-HYN. Ansett Australia - carrying the 'Olympic 2000' livery at Sydney Airport, April 2000.

(Image 0320-022. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-HYN. Ansett Australia - carrying the 'Olympic 2000' livery at Sydney Airport, May 2000.

(Image 0320-023. R. N. Smith Photograph)

P4-VNF. Armavia - in the original blue livery at Paris Airport, December 2002.

(Image 0320-012. R. N. Smith Collection)

EK-32007. Armavia - in the original blue livery at Amsterdam Airport, August 2003.

(Image 0320-008. R. N. Smith Collection)

EK-32007. Armavia - in the original blue livery at Amsterdam Airport, August 2003.

(Image 0320-007. R. N. Smith Collection)

EK-32007. Georgian National Airlines - in an all-white livery, March 2005.

(Image 0320-057. R. N. Smith Collection)

YL-BCB. Hellas Jet - in basic LAT Charter livery at unknown airport, July 2006.

(Image 0320-104. R. N. Smith Collection)