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

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - December 1988

First flown as G-OBMC - December 8, 1988

Entered onto British Aircraft Register as G-OBMC - January 9, 1989

Registered to Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services

Accepted by A.W.A.S. at Seattle - January 9, 1989

Leased to British Midland Airways - January 9, 1989

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to U.K. - January 9, 1989

Operated first British Midland revenue service - January 1989

Returned to A.W.A.S. at end of lease - January 13, 1994

Leased to Transportes Aereos Ejecutivos SA t/a TAESA - February 1, 1994

Entered onto the Mexican Aircraft Register as XA-SGJ - February 1, 1994

Returned to A.W.A.S. at end of lease - March 21, 1996

Leased to Ansett Australia - March 25, 1996

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZS - March 25, 1996

Registered to Ansett Australia Ltd

Departed Mexico City on delivery flight to New Zealand with non-Ansett crew - April 3, 1996

Arrived Christchurch at end of delivery flight - April 5, 1996

Ferry route: Mexico City-San Diego-Hilo-Apia-Christchurch

Refitted to Ansett requirements and painted at Christchurch by Air New Zealand

Ferried Christchurch-Melbourne as AN4294 - May 30, 1996

Flight crew: Capts P. Addison, P. Marsh;

Support Crew: D. Jarvis, R. Steward, K. Lovai, P. Field, S. Seddon, R. Schlachetka, R. Griffiths

Operated first Ansett revenue service Melbourne-Cairns as AN1280 (Capt D. Marsh) - June 2, 1996

Ansett suspended operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001

Operated final revenue Ansett service Townsville-Brisbane as AN123 - September 14, 2001

Ferried Brisbane-Melbourne as AN4405 - October 26, 2001

Aircraft returned to Ansett Worldwide - November 5, 2001

Test flown at Melbourne as AN4590 - November 5, 2001

Prepared for dry lease to Qantas Airways

Ferried Melbourne-Christchurch as AN4405 (Capts P. Addison, J. Hudson) - November 5, 2001

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

Registered to Ansett Worldwide - November 12, 2001

Leased to Qantas Airways / Jetconnect - November 15, 2001

Operated first Qantas revenue service Auckland-Wellington as QF4007 - December 1, 2001

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

Aircraft had flown 35,903 hours with 28,222 cycles - June 27, 2002

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - October 15, 2002

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

Registered to Jetconnect Ltd, Auckland

Operated final Qantas revenue service Auckland-Christchurch as QF4153 - August 2, 2004

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

Leased to Aerolineas Aereas Azteca, Mexico

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - October 14, 2004

Entered onto the Mexican Aircraft Register as XA-UCP - October 14, 2004

Departed Christchurch on delivery flight to Mexico as LCD8003 - October 19, 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 N240TF - June 2007

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

Leased to Comair, Ltd, South Africa

Departed Tucson on delivery flight to South Africa - September 24, 2007

Entered onto the South African Aircraft Register as ZS-OAI - November 29, 2007

Initially entered service in an all-white livery

Current with Comair - November 2008

VH-CZS. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Christchurch Airport, November 2001.

ZK-CZS. Qantas - in the all-white livery without titles at Christchurch Airport, September 2004.