Ordered new by Ansett Airlines

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - September 21, 1981

First flown as VH-CZR - October 8, 1981

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZR - October 19, 1981

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd

Accepted by Ansett at Seattle - October 20, 1981

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - October 22, 1981

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - October 25, 1981

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

Flight crew: Capts M. Wheaton, C. Bird; Engineer H. Short

Operated first revenue service Melbourne-Canberra as AN384 (Capt G. Henderson) - November 6, 1981

Operated the final 737-277 service for Air Vanuatu - January 31, 1987

Operated final revenue service Sydney-Melbourne as AN37 (Capt A.C. Reid) - February 1, 1987

Aircraft had flown 12,300 hours

This was the last 737-277 to be operated by Ansett Australia

Departed Melbourne on ferry flight to U.S.A. as AN556 - February 6, 1987

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

Flight crew: Capts D. James, P. Yelland, N. McFarland; Engineer C. Amse

Sold to Wilmington Trust Co - February 1987

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 10, 1987

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N183AW - March 12, 1987

Registered to Wilmington Trust Co, Wilmington, DE

Leased to America West Airlines

Converted to America West configuration by Elsinore Aviation Services, Waco, Texas

Operated final America West revenue service as HP707 Los Angeles-Phoenix - October 23, 2003

Ferried Phoenix-Mojave for storage - October 31, 2003

Sold to Alameda Corp c/- Jetran International Ltd, San Antonio, Texas

Registered to Jetran International - November 15, 2003

Ferried Mojave-Tucson for overhaul by Hamilton Aerospace - June 15, 2004

The intended lease to Aloha Airlines, Hawaii did not take place

Sold to Aerovista Airlines, Dubai, UAE - January 20, 2005

Observed at Sharjah as N183AW - February 2005

Cancelled from the U.S. Aircraft Register - February 1, 2005

Entered onto the U.A.E. Aircraft Register as A6-AVA - February 1, 2005

Advertised for immediate lease by Aerovista Airlines - April 7, 2005

Aircraft was configured with 110 economy seats and had flown 64,648 hours - April 7, 2005

Sold to Kam Air, Kabul, Afghanistan - November 5, 2005

Entered onto the Afghanistan Aircraft Register as YA-GAB - November 5, 2005

Observed at Delhi as YA-GAB in full Kam Air livery - April 20, 2007

Current with Kam Air - November 2008

N183AW. Aerovista - in the full livery at Sharjar Airport, February 2005.

YA-GAB. Kam Air - in the Aerovista livery at an unknown airport, March 2006.