VH-CZQ. Boeing 737-33A. c/n 24461-1833.


Ordered new by Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services (A.W.A.S.)

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - February 1990

First flown as G-OBMJ - March 6, 1990

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-OBMJ - March 22, 1990

Registered to Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services

Accepted by A.W.A.S. at Seattle - March 22, 1990

Leased to British Midland Airways - March 22, 1990

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to U.K. - March 22, 1990

Operated first British Midland revenue service - March 28, 1990

Sub-leased to Air 2000 - July 1991

Returned to British Midland at end of lease -

Leased to Ansett Australia from CIT Leasing Corp (Tyco Capital) - November 2000

Repainted in Ansett Australia livery at East Midlands by BMI Maintenance

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZQ - December 3, 2000

Registered to Ansett Australia Ltd

Departed East Midland Airport on delivery flight to Australia as AN4800 - December 4, 2000

Arrived Christchurch at end of delivery flight - December 8, 2000

Ferry route: East Midland-Larnaca-Dubai (overnight)-Chennai-Subang (overnight)-Broome-

Melbourne (overnight)-Christchurh

Flight crew: Capts P. Addison, J. Schmidt (EMA-MEL); Capts K. Duncan, P. Doery (MEL-CHC)

Ferried Christchurch-Melbourne as AN4800 (Capts T. Ahern) - February 9, 2001

Operated first revenue service Melbourne-Brisbane as AN72 (Capt D. Black) - February 14, 2001

Operated final revenue Ansett service Perth-Adelaide as AN188 - September 13, 2001

Ansett suspended operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001

Aircraft was immediately returned to lessor

Ferried Adelaide-Christchurch as AN4405 (Capts P. Addison, R. Young) - October 11, 2001

Prepared for dry lease to Virgin Blue Airlines for six months

Registered to CIT Financial (Australia) Ltd - October 16, 2001

Ferried Christchurch-Brisbane - October 29, 2001

Leased to Virgin Blue Airlines Pty Ltd as registered operator - October 30, 2001

Operated first Virgin Blue revenue service Brisbane-Melbourne as DJ306 - November 1, 2001

Aircraft had flown 28,849 hours and 27,647 cycles as of June 27, 2002

Lease to Virgin Blue extended until February 28, 2003 and then on a 'payment only when used' basis

Operated final revenue service with Virgin Blue - October 3, 2003

Returned to CIT Financial (Australia) Ltd at end of lease - October 28, 2003

Ferried Brisbane-Christchurch as DJ9080 for maintenance, repaint and storage - October 28, 2003

Sold to CIT Leasing Corp, New York - January 15, 2004

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 16, 2004

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N446CT - January 16, 2004

Leased to Aerosvit Airlines, Kiev, Ukraine

Entered onto the Ukraine Aircraft Register as UR-VVI - March 5, 2004

Cancelled from the U.S. Aircraft Register - March 5, 2004

Departed Christchurch as AEW9007 on delivery flight to Ukraine - March 6, 2004

Arrived Kiev at conclusion of delivery flight - March 8, 2004

Current


 

G-OBMJ. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at East Midlands Airport, November 2000.

 

VH-CZQ. Virgin Blue - in the non-standard livery at Brisbane Airport, November 2001.

VH-CZQ. Virgin Blue - in the non-standard livery at Brisbane Airport, November 2001.

VH-CZQ. Virgin Blue - in the non-standard livery at Brisbane Airport, November 2001.

VH-CZQ. Virgin Blue - in the non-standard livery at Brisbane Airport, December 2001.

VH-CZQ. Virgin Blue - in the non-standard livery at Sydney Airport, December 2001.