VH-HYQ. Airbus A320-211. c/n 615.


First flown as F-WWBR - July 9, 1996

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-HYQ - August 7, 1996

Departed Toulouse, France on delivery flight to Melbourne - September 10, 1996

Routing was - Dubai-Mauritius-Perth-Melbourne - arriving September 14, 1996

Operated its first Ansett service - AN76 Melbourne-Brisbane - September 27, 1996

Underwent heavy maintenance with Air Canada - August 1, 2001 to September 2, 2001

Operated its last commercial service - AN117 Brisbane-Melbourne - September 13, 2001

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

Re-entered Ansett service - under administration - AN709 Melbourne-Hobart - November 3, 2001

Operated its final Ansett Australia service - AN170 Perth-Melbourne - March 5, 2002

Stored at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport

Had flown 18,591 hours / 10,032 cyles - June 27, 2002

Test flown at Melbourne - August 26, 2002 & November 21, 2002

Departed Melbourne on return to Credit Lyonnais, France - December 18, 2002

Routing was - Melbourne-Learmonth-Male-Dubai-Larnaca arriving Bordeaux - December 20, 2002

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 24, 2002

Placed in long term storage

Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-WQSD

Leased to Menajet - becoming F-OKRM - August 11, 2004

Current


F-OKRM. Menajet - in the full livery at Paris Le Bourget Airport, June 2005.

(Image 0320-066. R. N. Smith Collection)