VH-HYY. Airbus A320-211. c/n 331.


Ordered new by GATX Capital Corporation

First flown as F-WWII - May 5, 1992

Delivered to GATX Capital Corp at Toulouse, France - July 1992

Entered onto Turkish Aircraft Register as TC-ONB

Leased to Onur Air, Turkey - July 1992

Aircraft was named 'Ertug' and later 'Nazar'

Returned to lessor - April 1996

Leased to Ansett Australia - May 1996

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-HYY - May 30, 1996

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd

Aircraft fitted 24 First Class and 108 Economy Class seats but variable

Cancelled from Turkish Aircraft Register - June 1996

Departed Greensboro, USA on delivery flight to Melbourne as AN4293 - June 24, 1996

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - June 26, 1996

Delivery route: Greensboro-San Diego-Hilo-Nadi-Melbourne

Flight crew: Capts J. Swift, G. Lowe; Engineers J. Vermeulen, J. anderson, J. Natoli

Operated first revenue service Melbourne-Sydney as AN16 (Capt P. Johnson) - July 1, 1996

Operated last revenue service Perth-Brisbane as AN220 - September 13, 2001

Ansett Australia ceased operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001

Adverised for sale by GATX with delivery January 2002 - October 2001

Flew one Ansett service under administration Brisbane-Melbourne as AN2001 - October 17, 2001

Underwent service check & had Ansett titles removed at Melbourne - November 2001

Test flown at Melbourne - February 10, 2002

The Dutch registration PH-DOE was reserved for it - February 20, 2002

Departed Melbourne as AN4040 on return to GATX, France - February 24, 2002

Ferry route: Melbourne-Perth-Cocos Island-Male-Dubai-Athens-Toulouse

Flight crew: Capt D. Pudney; F/O M. Lenffer; Engineers M. Catterall, P. Cruickshank & R. Green (GATX)

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - March 15, 2002

Ansett Engineering quote the aircraft had flown 30,104 hours with 15,433 cycles - March 15, 2002

Entered onto Maltese Aircraft Register as 9H-ADZ - March 28, 2002

Leased to Air Malta - March 29, 2002 to October 2004

Entered service with Air Malta in full livery

Ferried Luqa, Malta to Shannon, Ireland as KM997 on return to lessor - October 10, 2004

Leased to Azal Azerbaijan Airlines, Baku-Bina, Azerbaijan - October 2004

Entered onto Azerbaijani Aircraft Register as 4K-AZ54

Ferried Shannon-Baku on delivery to Azerbaijan Airlines - November 16, 2004

Current with Azerbaijan Airlines - November 2008


9H-ADZ. Air Malta - in the full livery at Lisbon Airport, March 2003.

4K-AZ54. Azerbaijan - in the full livery at unknown airport, April 2007.

4K-AZ54. Azerbaijan - in the full livery at unknown airport, September 2008.