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. |