VH-CZP. Boeing 737-377. c/n 24305-1641.
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 - October 30, 1988 First flown as VH-CZP - November 10, 1988 Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZP - November 28, 1988 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd Accepted by Ansett at Seattle - November 28, 1988 Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia as AN41 - November 28, 1988 Arrived Brisbane at conclusion of delivery flight - December 1, 1988 Delivery route: Seattle-Kailua/Kona (overnight)-Nadi (overnight)-Brisbane Flight crew: Capts N. Day, R. Nunn; F/O Capt A. Leatch; LAMEs R. Hargraves, E. Gross Operated first revenue service Brisbane-Coolangatta-Sydney - December 10, 1988 Leased to America West Airlines during pilots' dispute - October 1989 Departed Brisbane on ferry flight to Phoenix, Arizona - October 19, 1989 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 30, 1989 Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N115AW - November 30, 1989 Registered to Transpacific Enterprises Inc, Bellevue, WA Operated by America West Airlines in its full livery Arrived Melbourne at end of lease to America West Airlines - April 30, 1990 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZP - May 1, 1990 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd Operated first Ansett revenue service Melbourne-Sydney - May 4, 1990 First Ansett aircraft to appear in the 'Union Jack' livery - October 4, 1990 Ansett suspended operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001 Operated final revenue Ansett service Canberra-Melbourne as AN165 - September 14, 2001 Aircraft placed in storage at Ansett's Hangar area at Melbourne Airport Advertised for immediate sale by Aviation Capital Group - December 20, 2001 Aircraft had flown 37,683 hours with 25,652 cycles - June 27, 2002 Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - September 10, 2002 Entered onto the Seychelles Aircraft Register as S7-ABA - September 10, 2002 Departed Melbourne on ferry flight to Singapore in full Ansett livery - September 12, 2002 Arrived Singapore at conclusion of delivery flight - September 12, 2002 Ferry route: Melbourne-Darwin-Paya Lebar (Singapore) Stored at Singapore by Regionair Pte Ltd (Leasing Company) in basic Ansett livery without titles Leased to Biman Bangladesh Airlines - January 31, 2003 Entered onto the Bangladesh Aircraft Register as S2-AEB Returned to ST Aerospace Ltd - April 2004 Leased to Merpati Nusantara Airlines - May 4, 2004 Entered onto the Indonesian Aircraft Register as PK-MBO Reportedly stored and awaiting scrapping - November 2008 |
N115AW. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Airport, May 1990. |
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VH-CZP. Ansett Australia - in the 'Union Jack' livery at unknown location, October 1990. |
VH-CZP. Ansett Australia - in the 'Union Jack' livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. |
VH-CZP. Ansett Australia - in the 'Union Jack' livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. |
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VH-CZP. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Brisbane Airport, April 1996. |
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