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. |
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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. |