Ordered new by Ansett with finance provided by Credit Lyonnais Australia Ltd

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - July 11, 1986

First flown - August 3, 1986

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZA - August 22, 1986

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd

Departed Seattle on delivery flight - August 22, 1986

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - August 25, 1986

Delivery route: Seattle-Hilo (overnight)-Nadi (overnight) - Melbourne

Flight crew: Capts T. Walters, K. Patton

Operated a training flight - Melbourne-Hobart-Melbourne - September 4, 1986

Operated first revenue service Melbourne-Sydney as AN2 - September 15, 1986

Operated the first 737-300 service Melbourne-Devonport-Melbourne - July 8, 1988

Rolled out with fuselage paintings depicting 'Waltzing Matilda' - December 11, 1994

Artwork was by Hugh Sawrey and took 8 days to complete

This special livery was officially launched in Canberra - December 12, 1994

Artwork removed during maintenance check at Melbourne - July 9 - 14, 1996

Registered to Ansett Australia Ltd - July 10, 1996

Operated final Ansett service Sydney-Melbourne as AN53 (Capt F. Abbott) - July 15, 2001

Ferried Melbourne-Christchurch as AN4405 for heavy maintenance - July 15, 2001

Aircraft was at Christchurch when Ansett suspended all operations - September 13, 2001

Stored at Christchurch and advertised for sale by Aviation Capital Group - December 20, 2001

Aircraft had flown 43,006 hours and 30,550 cycles as of June 27, 2002

Originally intended to ferry to Melbourne January 2003 but remained stored until July 2003

Test flown at Christchurch - July 29, 2003

Ferried Christchurch-Melbourne as AN737 in full Ansett livery (Capt R. Laidlaw) - August 16, 2003

Ferried Melbourne-Auckland as AN737 in full Ansett livery (Capt R. Laidlaw) - September 12, 2003

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - September 22, 2003

Sold to Airlift Trading Ltd, Auckland, N.Z. - September 22, 2003

Entered onto New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-SLA - November 11, 2003

Leased to Airwork (N.Z.) Ltd

Test flown at Auckland - February 19, 2004

Damp leased to Air Vanuatu - July 1, 2004

Operated its final Air Vanuatu service as NF050 Port Vila-Auckland - January 31, 2005

Operated on behalf of Norfolk Jet Express - February 1, 2005

Ferried Auckland-Christchurch-Brisbane as Airwork 100 for lease to Alliance Airlines - April 18, 2005

Operated services for Norfolk Express to Norfolk Island

Leased to Air Niugini - July 12, 2005

Operated first Air Niugini service Cairns-Port Moresby as PX93 - July 12, 2005

Operated final Air Niugini service Cairns-Port Moresby as PX93 - August 6, 2005

Dry-leased to Blue Air, Romania - August 2005

Departed Cairns on delivery flight to Romania - August 16, 2005

Ferry route: Cairns-Denpasar-Colombo-Muscat-Benesea-Sofia

Entered onto the Romanian Aircraft Register as YR-BAC - August 19, 2005

Cancelled from New Zealand Aircraft Register - August 19, 2005

Operated by Blue Air in all-white livery with dark blue tail and small Romanian flag behind cabin door

Current

VH-CZA. Ansett Australia - in the 'Union Jack' livery at Brisbane Airport, October 1993.

VH-CZA. Ansett Australia - with original 'Waltzing Matilda' artwork at Brisbane Airport, January 1995.

VH-CZA. Ansett Australia - with modified 'Waltzing Matilda' artwork at Brisbane Airport, July 1995.

VH-CZA. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Christchurch Airport, December 2001.

ZK-SLA. Airlift Trading - in the basic Ansett livery at Brisbane Airport, February 2005.

ZK-SLA. Airlift Trading - in the basic Ansett livery at Brisbane Airport, February 2005.