Ordered new by Ansett with finance provided via Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corp

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - December 2, 1986

First flown as VH-CZL - December 18, 1986

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZL - January 15, 1987

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd

Accepted by Ansett at Seattle - January 15, 1987

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia as AN37 - January 15, 1987

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - January 18, 1987

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

Flight crew: Capts D. James, D. Wyatt; LAME J. Anderson

Operated first revenue service Melbourne-Sydney as AN1006 (Capt A. King) - January 20, 1987

Operated final revenue Ansett service Karratha-Perth as AN327 - September 13, 2001

Operated charter for Argyle Diamond Perth-Argyle-Perth as AD1492/1493 - September 13, 2001

Flight crew: Capt B. Bardsley; F/O M. Coletti; Purser Y. Pine

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 AN4406 - January 16, 2002

Prepared for long term storage at Melbourne

Aircraft had flown 42,459 hours with 30,422 cycles - June 27, 2002

Sold to the Dart Group Plc for operation by Channel Express (Air Services) UK

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - July 3, 2003

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-CELB - July 3, 2003

Registered to Dart Group Plc

Departed Melbourne as SXA166 on ferry flight to U.K. in full Ansett livery - July 10, 2003

Arrived Bournemouth at conclusion of delivery flight - July 12, 2003

Ferry route: Melbourne-Denpasar-Colombo-Al Ain-Lanaca-Bournemouth

Stored outside BASCO hangar at Bournemouth in full Ansett livery without engines

Observed at Bucharest with paint - March 17, 2004

Repainted in full Jet 2 livery and appeared as such - May 22, 2004

Aircraft was named 'Yorkshire'

Ferried Southend-Leeds as EXS018P - May 22, 2004

Entered service with Jet 2 - May 2004

Current

VH-CZL. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Airport, July 1987.

VH-CZL. Ansett Australia - in the 'Union Jack' livery at Melbourne Airport, June 1993.

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

G-CELB. Jet 2 - in the full livery with 'Yorkshire' titles at Bournemouth Airport, June 2004.