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VH-CZO. Boeing 737-277A. c/n 22647-785.
Ordered new by Ansett Airlines Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - July 7, 1981 First flown as VH-CZO - July 31, 1981 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZO - August 5, 1981 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd Accepted by Ansett at Seattle - August 11, 1981 Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - August 13, 1981 Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - August 16, 1981 Delivery route: Seattle-San Francisco-Hilo-Pago Pago-Nadi-Melbourne Flight crew: Capts E. Walters, B. Raspin Operated first revenue service Melbourne-Adelaide as AN206 (Capt C. Bird) - August 22, 1981 Air Vanuatu titles were added to forward fuselage - 1985 Operated occasional Polynesian / Air Vanuatu service as a back-up aircraft - 1985 - 1986 Operated final revenue service Brisbane-Sydney-Melbourne as AN1637 (Capt P. Kentley) - November 9, 1986 Aircraft had flown 12,100 hours Departed Melbourne on ferry flight to United States as AN553 - November 14, 1986 Ferry route: Melbourne-Nadi-Apia-Hilo-Seattle (Paine Field) Flight crew: Capts K. Wallace, P. Feeney; LAME C. Struber Sold to Wilmington Trust Co - November 1986 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 8, 1986 Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N180AW - December 10, 1986 Registered to Wilmington Trust Co, Wilmington, DE Leased to America West Airlines Converted to America West configuration by TRAMCO at Paine Field Operated final America West revenue service Los Angeles-Phoenix as HP496 - May 21, 2004 Ferried Phoenix-Goodyear for storage as HP7815 - May 21, 2004 Aircraft slated for scrapping - August 2004 Observed at Goodyear with titles removed - August 15, 2004 Sold to Republicair, Cancun, Mexico - November 2004 Cancelled from the U.S. Aircraft Register - November 2004 Entered onto the Mexican Aircraft Register as XA-RBC - November 2004 Ferried Goodyear-Mexico City on delivery to Republicair - November 30, 2004 Republicair was shut down by the Mexican Government due to safety violations - April 2007 Aircraft was still in service with Republicair - 2008 Current with Republicair - November 2008 |
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VH-CZO. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Sydney Airport, September 1982. |
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