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

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - February 17, 1995

First flown as VH-CZT - March 1, 1995

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZT - March 16, 1995

Registered to Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services

Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd registered operator

Accepted by A.W.A.S. at Seattle - April 3, 1995

Leased to Ansett Australia - April 3, 1995

Departed Dothan, Al after modifications on delivery flight to Australia as AN5981- May 15, 1995

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - May 16, 1995

Delivery route: Dothan-San Diego-Hilo-Apia-Nadi-Melbourne

Flight crew: Capts J. Snowball, B. Rodell; F/O J. Davey; Support crew: K. Wombell, C. Waterman,

M. McCarthy, P. Dunning, M. Joss, N. Thomopoulos, A Harrison, P. Jackson,

Operated first revenue service Melbourne-Cairns as AN1280 - May 21, 1995

Was third aircraft in the Ansett fleet to be repainted for Sydney 2000 Olympic Games

It carried the 3 Olympic mascots - 'Syd', 'Millie', 'Ollie' on the fuselage - January 19, 1999

Olympic mascots removed during maintenance - November 2000

Operated final revenue service Melbourne-Adelaide as AN917 - September 13, 2001

Ansett suspended operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001

Stored at Adelaide Airport before returning to lessor

Ferried Adelaide-Melbourne as AN4406 on return to A.W.A.S. - November 1, 2001

Aircraft stored at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport

Aircraft had flown 20,051 hours with 13,597 cycles - June 27, 2002

Aircraft leased to Rio-Sul Servicos Aereos Regionals SA / t/a Rio-Sul

Entered onto the Brazilian Aircraft Register as PT-SSQ - October 11, 2002

Test flown at Melbourne - October 15 & 25, 2002

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - October 29, 2002

Departed Melbourne on delivery flight to Brazil in full Rio-Sul livery as RG9961 - October 29, 2002

Delivery route: Melbourne-Darwin-Manila-Narita-Cold Bay-Seattle-Cancun-Manus-Brasilia

Operated first revenue service with Rio-Sul - November 2002

Operated its final Rio-Sul revenue service - July 17, 2006

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

Departed Brasil on ferry flight to Ireland - August 1, 2007

Arrived Shannon at conclusion of ferry flight - August 3, 2007

Ferry route: Rio de Janeiro-Cape Verde-Las Palmas-Lissaboa-Shannon

Prepared at Shannon for lease to Air Baltic

Entered onto the Latvian Aircraft Register as YL-BBI - September 2007

Winglets fitted to the aircraft at Shannon - September 27, 2007

Departed Shannon on delivery to Air Baltic - September 29, 2007

Current with Air Baltic - November 2008

VH-CZT. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Melbourne Airport, July 1999.

VH-CZT. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Brisbane Airport, July 1999.

VH-CZT. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Brisbane Airport, August 1999.

VH-CZT. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Sydney Airport, August 2000.

VH-CZT. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Sydney Airport, October 2000.

VH-CZT. Rio Sul Varig - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, October 2002.