VH-CZQ. Boeing 737-277A. c/n 22649-801.


Ordered new by Ansett Airlines

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - August 28, 1981

First flown as VH-CZQ - September 18, 1981

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZQ - September 30, 1981

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd

Accepted by Ansett at Seattle - October 13, 1981

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - October 15, 1981

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - October 18, 1981

Delivery route: Seattle-San Francisco-Hilo-Pago Pago-Nadi-Melbourne

Flight crew: Capts E. Walters, R. Flanigan; LAME R. Edsor

Operated first revenue service Melbourne-Hobart as AN1 (Capt G. Henderson) - October 28, 1981

Conducted a spirited display at the Mangalore Air Show (Capts E. Walters, K. Patton) - Easter 1983

Operated inaugural Melbourne-Maroochydore-Melbourne service - April 6, 1986

Operated final revenue service Sydney-Melbourne as AN1031 (Capt R. Petrie) - November 16, 1986

Aircraft had flown 11,700 hours

Departed Melbourne on ferry flight to U.S.A. as AN555 - November 22, 1986

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

Flight crew: Capts A. Gloster, N. Day; LAME R. Leeds

Sold to Wilmington Trust Co - November 1986

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 15, 1986

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N182AW - December 16, 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 Albuquerque-Phoenix as HP32 - November 30, 2004

Ferried Phoenix-Goodyear as HP801 for storage - December 1, 2004

Leased to Republicair, Cancun, Mexico - March 9, 2005

Cancelled from the U.S. Aircraft Register - March 9, 2005

Entered onto the Mexican Aircraft Register as XA-RBD - March 19, 2005

Ferried Goodyear on delivery to Republicair - April 2, 2005

Republicair was shut down by the Mexican Government for safety violations - April 2007

It was observed in service with Republicair - 2008

Leased to Intercontinental Airways, Banjul, Gambia - August 2008

Arrived at Banjul, Gambia on delivery to Intercontinental - August 10, 2008

Intercontinental Airways did not commence services

Arrived Mexico City on return to Republicair - October 3, 2008

Current with Magnicharters - November 2008


N182AW. America West Airlines - in the full livery at Tucson Airport, December 1988.