VH-CZS. Boeing 737-277A. c/n 22651-819.


Ordered new by Ansett Airlines

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - November 4, 1981

First flown as VH-CZS - November 24, 1981

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZS - December 3, 1981

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd

Accepted by Ansett at Seattle - December 9, 1981

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - December 11, 1981

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - December 14, 1981

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

Flight crew: Capts C. Bird, R. Jaensch; LAME R. Baldwin

Operated first revenue service Melbourne-Sydney as AN2076 (Capt P. Tyers) - December 23, 1981

Operated final revenue service Brisbane-Melbourne as AN2057 (Capt M. Hickman) - January 4, 1987

Aircraft had flown 12,300 hours

Departed Melbourne on ferry flight to U.S.A. as AN557 - January 9, 1987

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

Flight crew: Capts D. James, D. Wyatt; LAME J. Anderson

Sold to Wilmington Trust Co - January 1987

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - February 3, 1987

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N184AW - February 5, 1987

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 Oakland-Phoenix as HP277 - January 8, 2004

Ferried Phoenix-Mojave for storage and probable scrapping - February 18, 2004

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

Registered to Jetran International - March 1, 2004

Observed stored at Mojave without engines - September 19, 2005

Sold to MAA - February 28, 2006

Cancelled from the U.S. Aircraft Register - ?

Current status - ?


N184AW. America West Airlines - in the full livery at Los Angeles Airport, March 1987.