VH-CZM. Boeing 737-377. c/n 24302-1618.


Ordered new by Ansett

Finance provided via Credit Lyonnais Australia Ltd, Nord LB and Sumitomo International Finance

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - September 11, 1988

First flown as VH-CZM - September 23, 1988

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZM - October 11, 1988

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd

Accepted by Ansett at Seattle - October 11, 1988

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia as AN37 - October 11, 1988

Arrived Brisbane at conclusion of delivery flight - October 13, 1988

Delivery route: Seattle-Kailua/Kona (overnight)-Nadi (overnight)-Brisbane

Flight crew: Capts A; Gloster, E. Moore, C. Williams (to Nadi);

Capts D.M. Martin; F/O R.G. Wills (Nadi to Brisbane)

Operated first revenue service Brisbane-Hamilton Island (Capt A. Pryde) - October 19, 1988

Leased to America West Airlines during pilots' dispute - October 26, 1989

Departed Melbourne on ferry flight to Phoenix, Arizona - October 27, 1989

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 29, 1989

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N113AW - November 30, 1989

Registered to Transpacific Enterprises Inc, Bellevue, WA

Operated by America West Airlines in its full livery

Arrived Brisbane at end of lease to America West Airlines as Cactus 3802 - October 7, 1991

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZM - October 10, 1991

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd

Operated first revenue service Melbourne-Brisbane - November 1, 1991

Operated inaugural Ansett 737 service Perth-Kalgoorlie-Perth as AN350/351 - June 30, 1996

Flight crew: Capt M. Klapp

Ansett suspended operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001

Operated final revenue Ansett service Cairns-Sydney as AN227 - September 14, 2001

Aircraft placed in storage at Sydney's Ansett Terminal

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

Ferried Sydney-Melbourne as AN4041 (Capts P. Doery, D. McCutcheon) - June 4, 2002

This was the last Ansett flight to depart Sydney and aircraft farewelled by firetrucks

Prepared for long term storage at Melbourne

Aircraft had flown 42,542 hours with 26,067 cycles - June 27, 2002

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

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - September 25, 2002

Entered onto the Seychelles Aircraft Register as S7-ABB - September 25, 2002

Departed Melbourne on ferry flight to Singapore in full Ansett livery - September 26, 2002

Arrived Singapore (Changi) at conclusion of delivery flight - September 26, 2002

Ferry route: Melbourne-Darwin-Singapore

Stored at Singapore by Regionair Pte Ltd (Leasing Company) in basic Ansett livery without titles

Departed Singapore on ferry flight to U.K. by Southern Cross Aviation - September 27, 2004

Arrived Lasham on delivery to Channel Express Airlines - September 28, 2004

Entered onto the U.K. Aircraft Register as G-CELF - October 5, 2004

Registered to Dart Group Plc

Delivered to Jet 2 in the full livery and named 'Valencia' - November 12, 2004

Entered service with Jet 2 - November 14, 2004

Current


N113AW. Ansett - in the all-white livery at Brisbane Airport, October 1991.

VH-CZM. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Sydney Airport, October 2001.

S7-ABB. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Melbourne Airport, October 2002.