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.

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.

 

VH-CZP. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Brisbane Airport, April 1996.