Ordered new by Nordress Ltd - July 1987

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - May 1989

First flown as G-PATE - May 22, 1989

Powered by CFM56-3B2 engines

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as G-PATE - May 1989

Registered to Nordress Ltd

Accepted by Nordress at Seattle - June 8, 1989

Leased to Paramount Airways Ltd, Bristol, England

Sub-leased to Queensland Government by Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services - November 1989

Arrived Brisbane at conclusion of ferry flight - November 6, 1989

Operated for Ansett by Paramount flight crews during pilots' dispute

Flown in all-white livery with 'Ansett' titles on lower forward fuselage and white tail

Had red 'Queensland' titles and green stylised palm tree above forward windows

Transferred to East West Airlines - April 1, 1990

Aircraft was configured to seat 140 economy passengers

'Ansett' titles now replaced by 'East-West' titles and East West tail logo applied

Utilised on the East West Sydney-Hobart; Sydney-Coolangatta; Sydney-Brisbane-Cairns services

Lease terminated - April 30, 1990

Returned to lessor in U.K.

Leased to Viacao Aereos Rio Grandense SA t/a VARIG - May 13, 1990

Entered onto the Brazilian Aircraft Register as PP-VOR

Returned to Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services (AWAS) - July 2006

Cancelled from the Brazialian Aircraft Register - August 2006

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N493AN - August 14, 2006

Registered to Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services Ltd

Ferried Rio de Janeiro-Georgetown, Guyana for storage - August 16, 2006

Leased to Batavia Airways, Indonesia - April 2007

Entered onto the Indonesian Aircraft Register as PK-YVX - April 20, 2007

Current

G-PATE. East West - in the white livery at Sydney Airport, April 1990.

G-PATE. East West - in the white livery at Sydney Airport, April 1990.

G-PATE. East West - in the white livery at Sydney Airport, April 1990.