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.