VH-CZT. Boeing 737-277A. c/n 22652-831.
Ordered new by Ansett Airlines Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - December 15, 1981 First flown as VH-CZT - January 18, 1982 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZT - January 18, 1982 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd Accepted by Ansett at Seattle - January 26, 1982 Departed Seattle on delivery flight to Australia - January 28, 1982 Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - January 31, 1982 Delivery route: Seattle-San Francisco-Hilo-Pago Pago-Nadi-Melbourne Flight crew: Capts E. Walters, R. Jaensch; LAME J. Sumner Operated first revenue service Melbourne-Hobart as AN11 - February 11, 1982 Operated inaugural Melbourne-Hamilton Island service - July 7, 1984 Operated final revenue service Canberra-Melbourne as AN395 (Capt L. Sampson) - November 30, 1986 Aircraft had flown 11,200 hours Departed Melbourne on ferry flight to U.S.A. as AN558 - December 5, 1986 Ferry route: Melbourne-Nadi-Apia-Hilo-Seattle (Paine Field) Flight crew: Capts K. Wallace, R. Swan; LAME G. Davis Sold to Wilmington Trust Co - December 1986 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - December 8, 1986 Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N185AW - December 10, 1986 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 - January 13, 2002 Ferried Phoenix-Goodyear for storage - February 15, 2002 Ferried Goodyear-Marana for storage - September 15, 2002 Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA Trustees, Salt Lake City, UT - March 13, 2003 Leased by Pacificorp to Grupo Turistico Magno SAde CV t/a Magnicharters, Mexico - March 27, 2003 Entered onto the Mexican Aircraft Register as XA-MAD - March 27, 2003 Cancelled from the U.S. Aircraft Register - March 28, 2003 Aircraft has reportedly been configured to seat 68 passengers in VIP leather seats Current with Magnicharters - November 2008 |
VH-CZT. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Sydney Airport, January 1986. |
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