VH-CZH. Boeing 737-377. c/n 23660-1294.


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

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - September 23, 1986

First flown as VH-CZH - October 9, 1986

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZH - November 21, 1986

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd

Accepted by Ansett at Seattle - November 21, 1986

Departed Seattle on delivery flight as AN33 - November 26, 1986

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - November 28, 1986

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

Flight crew: Capts N. Day, A. Gloster; LAME R. Leeds

Operated first Ansett revenue service Melbourne-Sydney as AN8 (Capt G. Harley) - December 6, 1986

Operated final Ansett service Adelaide-Melbourne as AN96 - September 13, 2001

Ansett suspended operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001

Aircraft placed in storage at Melbourne's Ansett Hangar

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

Aircraft had flown 42,695 hours

Test flown at Melbourne as AN4089 (Capts P. Doery. K. Duncan) - April 22, 2002

Departed Melbourne as AN4040 on ferry flight to U.K. in full Ansett livery - May 7, 2002

Arrived Lasham at conclusion of delivery flight - May 10, 2002

Ferry route: Melbourne-Perth-Cocos Islands-Male-Dubai-Lasham

Flight crew: Capts P. Doery, P. Addison; Engineers JK. Lock, H. Baxi

Sold to the Dart Group Plc for operation by Channel Express (Air Services) UK - May 17, 2002

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - May 17, 2002

Aircraft had flown 42,721 hours with 30,140 cycles

Entered onto the U.K. Aircraft Register as G-CELS - May 17, 2002

Registered to Dart Group Plc

Painted into an all-white livery at Bournemouth - June 2002

Entered service with Channel Express - June 23, 2002

Leased to Buzz Airlines LLC - July 2002

Lease to Buzz terminated - October 19, 2002

Ferried Stansted-Leeds for operation by Jet 2 - December 11, 2002

Channel Express commenced operations with low cost partner airline Jet 2 - February 12, 2003

Aircraft named 'Leeds-Bradford'

Current with Jet 2


VH-CZH. Ansett Australia - in the 'Union Jack' livery at Brisbane Airport, January 1994.

G-CELS. Buzz - in the all-white livery at an unknown airport, August 2002.

G-CELS. Buzz - in the all-white livery at an unknown airport, August 2002.

G-CELS. Buzz - in the all-white livery at an unknown airport, September 2002.

G-CELS. Jet 2 - in the original livery at Bournemouth Airport, January 2003.

G-CELS. Jet 2 - in the original livery at an unknown airport, April 2003.