VH-CZN. Boeing 737-377. c/n 24303-1620.


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 16, 1988

First flown as VH-CZN - September 29, 1988

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZN - October 12, 1988

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd

Accepted by Ansett at Seattle - October 12, 1988

Departed Seattle on delivery flight as AN37 - October 12, 1988

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

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

Flight crew: Capts R. Swan, W. Gowans, P. Sherring (to Nadi);

Capts A. Gloster, R.E. Moore, C. Williams (Nadi to Brisbane)

Operated first revenue service Brisbane-Mt Isa-Darwin (Capt I. Young) - October 20, 1988

Operated final revenue service Perth-Melbourne as AN327 - August 31, 2001

Ansett suspended operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001

Aircraft was in heavy maintenance at Melbourne at time of bankruptcy

Placed in open storage at Melbourne Airport in basic Ansett livery

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

Aircraft had flown 37,798 hours with 26,029 cycles - June 27, 2002

Test flown after overhaul as AN4089 - December 18, 2002

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - December 19, 2002

Entered onto the Seychelles Aircraft Register as S7-ABD - December 19, 2002

Departed Melbourne on ferry flight to Singapore by non-Ansett crew - December 23, 2002

Arrived Singapore (Changi) at conclusion of delivery flight - December 23, 2002

Ferry route: Melbourne-Darwin-Paya Lebar-Singapore

Stored at Singapore by Regionair Pte Ltd (Leasing Company) in basic Ansett livery

Entered onto the U.K. Aircraft Register as G-CELG - October 26, 2004

Registered to Dart Group Plc

Departed Singapore on ferry flight to U.K. - 2004

Ferried Lasham- Southend - December 2, 2004

Delivered to Jet 2 in the full livery and named 'London' - December 9, 2004

Entered service with Jet 2 - December 2004

Current


VH-CZN. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Airport, December 1988.

VH-CZN. Ansett Australia - in the 'Union Jack' livery at Brisbane Airport, July 1991.

VH-CZN. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Brisbane Airport, May 1996.

G-CELG. Jet 2 - in the full livery at Leeds Airport, January 2005.

G-CELG. Jet 2 - in the full livery with additional titles at Leeds Airport, June 2009.