VH-CZP. Boeing 737-277A. c/n 22648-789.


Ordered new by Ansett Airlines

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - July 21, 1981

First flown as N56807 - August 14, 1981

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZP - August 18, 1981

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd

Accepted by Ansett at Seattle - August 25, 1981

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - August 27, 1981

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - August 30, 1981

Delivery route: Seattle-San Francisco-Hilo-Nauru-Tontouta-Melbourne

Flight crew: Capts B. Andrews, J. Phillips

This was the 100th Boeing jet airliner to be delivered to Australia

Operated first revenue service Melbourne-Brisbane as AN52 (Capt T. May) - September 10, 1981

Operated final revenue service Sydney-Melbourne (Capt I. Kingsmill) - October 12, 1986

Aircraft had flown 12,000 hours

Departed Melbourne on ferry flight to U.S.A. as AN554 - October 17, 1986

Ferry route: Melbourne-Nadi-Apia-Hilo-Seattle (Paine Field)

Flight crew: Capts K. Patton, J. Mee; LAME N. Holden

Sold to Wilmington Trust Co - October 1986

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 10, 1986

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N181AW - November 12, 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 Omtario (California)-Phoenix - January 14, 2002

Placed in open storage at Phoenix before ferrying to Goodyear in full America West livery

Sold to Grupo Turistico Magno SA de CV, Mexico t/a Magnicharters - June 2002

Cancelled from the U.S. Aircraft Register - June 14, 2002

Entered onto the Mexican Aircraft Register as XA-MAE - July 2002

Ferried Goodyear-Monterey on delivery to Magnicharters - July 2002

Current with Magnicharters - November 2008


VH-CZP. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Airport, August 1981.
VH-CZP. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Sydney Airport, June 1982.