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. |
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