VH-CZR. Boeing 737-33A. c/n 24460-1831.


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-OBMH - March 1, 1990

Entered onto U.K. Aircraft Register as G-OBMH - March 19, 1990

Registered to Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services

Accepted by A.W.A.S. at Seattle - March 19, 1990

Leased to British Midland Airways - March 19, 1990

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to U.K. - March 19, 1990

Operated first British Midland revenue service - March 23, 1990

Returned to CIT at end of lease - March 2001

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

Painted in full Ansett Australia livery at Birmingham

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZR - March 19, 2001

Registered to Ansett Australia Ltd

Departed East Midland Airport on delivery flight to Australia as AN41 - March 20, 2001

Arrived Christchurch at end of delivery flight - March 24, 2001

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

Melbourne (overnight)-Christchurh

Flight crew: Capts P. Addison, P. Feeney; Support crew A. Callaghan, P. Reed, A. Craig (EMA-MEL)

Capts P. Mason, D.S. Lees (MEL-CHC)

Pre-service overhaul carried out at Christchurch by Air New Zealand Maintenance

Ferried Christchurch-Melbourne as AN4405 - May 22, 2001

Ferried Melbourne-Brisbane as AN4418 - May 26, 2001

Operated first Ansett revenue service Brisbane-Darwin as AN104 - May 26, 2001

Operated final Ansett revenue service Melbourne-Sydney as AN40 - September 13, 2001

Ansett suspended operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001

Aircraft was immediately returned to lessor

Ferried Sydney-Christchurch as AN4405 (Capt G. Lowe; F/O D. O'Sullivan) - October 10, 2001

Prepared for dry lease to Qantas Airways

Rolled out in full Qantas livery at Christchurch - October 27, 2001

Leased to Qantas New Zealand (Jetconnect) - November 8, 2001

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

Operated first Qantas revenue service Auckland-Christchurch as QF4109 - November 16, 2001

Registered to Australian Wetleasing Operations Pty Ltd, Redfern, NSW - April 24, 2002

Aircraft had flown 31,647 hours with 25,171 cycles - June 27, 2002

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - October 15, 2002

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-CZR - October 16, 2002

Registered to Jetconnect Ltd, Auckland

Operated final Qantas revenue service - July 6, 2004

Returned to lessor A.W.A.S. / Nordress

Operated end of lease flight Christchurch-Christchurch as QF6174 - September 15, 2004

Leased to Aerolineas Aereas Azteca, Mexico

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - October 4, 2004

Entered onto the Mexican Aircraft Register as XA-UCL - October 4, 2004

Departed Christchurch on delivery flight to Mexico as LCD8001 - October 10, 2004

Ferry route: Christchurch-Pago Pago-Honolulu-Los Angeles

Entered service with Aerolineas Aereas Azteca

Sold to AWMS 1, New York - June 6, 2007

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N460TF - June 6, 2007

Ferried Mecico City-Pinal Air Park, Tucson, Arizona for storage - June 9, 2007

Leased to Comair, Ltd, South Africa

Departed Tucson on delivery flight to South Africa - September 7, 2007

Entered onto the South African Aircraft Register as ZS-OAH - October 30, 2007

Initially entered service in an all-white livery

Current with Comair - November 2008


VH-CZR. Qantas - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, November 2001.

VH-CZR. Qantas - in the full livery at Sydney Airport, October 2002.

VH-OAH. Comair - in the all-white livery at Lanseria Airport, September 2010.
VH-OAH. Comair - in the all-white livery at Lanseria Airport, September 2010.