Ordered new by Ansett

Finance provided by Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corp, National Australia Bank & ING

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - August 25, 1986

First flown as VH-CZF - September 11, 1986

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZF - October 23, 1986

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd

Accepted by Ansett at Seattle - October 23, 1986

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia as AN33 - October 23, 1986

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - October 26, 1986

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

Flight crew: Capts K. Patton, J. Mee; LAME N. Holden; Operations Engineer F. Orford;

Boeing Captains T. Krinha, K. Austin

Operated first revenue service Melbourne-Hobart as AN1001 (Capt R. Crane) - November 1, 1986

Operated final Ansett service as AN357 Kalgoorlie-Perth as AN357 - September 13, 2001

Flight crew: Capt M. James; F/O A. Lanham

Ansett suspended operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001

Aircraft placed in storage at Perth's Ansett Terminal

Advertised for immediate sale by Aviation Capital Group - December 20, 2001

Ferried Perth-Melbourne as AN4041 for long term storage - February 28, 2002

Aircraft had flown 42,745 hours with 30,713 cycles - June 27, 2002

Sold to the Dart Group Plc for operation by Channel Express (Air Services) UK - June 4, 2003

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - September 22, 2003

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-CELZ - September 22, 2003

Prior to departure on its delivery flight a tempory banner was attached to lower forward fuselage

Banner inscription read 'Last 737 To Leave Aussie'

Departed Melbourne as SXA170 on ferry flight to U.K. in full Ansett livery - September 26, 2003

Arrived Bournemouth at conclusion of delivery flight - September 28, 2003

Ferry route: Melbourne-Broome-Denpasar-Colombo- Al Ain-Larnaca-Bournemouth

Ferried Bournemouth-Lasham as EXS946E - November 13, 2003

Stored at Lasham in full Ansett livery

Ferried Lasham-Stansted-Tel Aviv as EXS956E - April 6, 2004

Converted to QC configuration by Bedek

Ferried Tel Aviv-Southend for painting in full Jet 2 livery - August 5, 2004

Delivered to Jet 2 and named 'Paris' - August 16, 2004

Current

VH-CZF. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Airport, April 1987.

VH-CZF. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Sydney Airport, October 1997.

G-CELZ. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Melbourne Airport, September 2003.

G-CELZ. Ansett Australia - close-up of 'Farewell' titles at Melbourne Airport, September 2003.

G-CELZ. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Melbourne Airport, September 2003.