VH-CZV. Boeing 737-33A. c/n 23831-1471.


Ordered new by Nordress Ltd - December 1986

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - October 1987

Entered onto U.K. Aircraft Register as G-OBMA - October 23, 1987

Registered to Nordress Ltd

First flown as G-OBMA - November 3, 1987

Accepted by Nordress Ltd at Seattle - November 18, 1987

Leased to British Midland Airways - November 18, 1987

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to U.K. - November 18, 1987

Operated first revenue service with British Midland - November 1987

Returned to Nordress Ltd at end of lease and stored at East Midlands Airport - November 17, 1992

Leased to British Midland Airways - February 15, 1993

Returned to Nordress Ltd - October 1993

Leased to Ansett Australia - November 16, 1993

Finance provided by Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corp

Cancelled from U.K. Aircraft Register - November 16, 1993

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZV - November 16, 1993

Departed Heathrow on delivery flight to Dothan, Al for conversion to Ansett specs - November 16, 1993

Departed Dothan on delivery flight to Australia as AN5981 - December 12, 1993

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - December 16, 1993

Delivery route: Dothan-San Diego-Hilo (overnight)-Apia-Nadi-Melbourne

Flight crew: Capts J. Snowball, B. Weiler; F/O C. Bird; Support crew: D. Jarvis, J. Stribling, M. Antoniou

Operated first Ansett revenue service Melbourne-Brisbane - December 18, 1993

When cracks were discovered in forward bulkhead it was decided repairs to be done at Brisbane

Ferried Melbourne-Brisbane unpressurised - December 12, 2000

Test flown at Brisbane after completion of repairs and returned to service same day - May 31, 2001

Operated final revenue Ansett service Melbourne-Sydney as AN110 - September 13, 2001

Ansett suspended operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001

Stored at Sydney Airport

Ferried Sydney-Melbourne as AN4041 - May 24, 2002

Aircraft had flown 37,490 hours with 31,169 cycles - June 27, 2002

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 7, 2003

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N190FH - March 11, 2003

Registered to Wells Fargo Bank, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Departed Melbourne as SXA149 on ferry flight to U.S.A. for storage - March 13, 2003

Ferry route: Melbourne-Pago Pago-Honolulu-Mojave

Sold to Ansett Australia Ltd - June 16, 2003

Sold to Dart Group Plc - June 16, 2003

Cancelled from the U.S. Aircraft Register - June 17, 2003

Entered onto the U.K. Aircraft Register as G-CELC - July 4, 2003

Departed Mojave on ferry flight to England as SXA167 - July 23, 2003

Arrived Bournemouth at conclusion of ferry flight in full Ansett livery - July 24, 2003

Ferry route: Mojave-Columbus-Gander-Bournemouth

Ferried Bournemouth-Lasham as EXS912E for C-Check - August 29, 2003

Ferried Lasham-Southend as EXS915E for painting in full Jet 2 livery - October 1, 2003

Ferried Southend-Lasham as EXS922E in Jet 2 livery - October 9, 2003

Aircraft was named 'Prague'

Ferried Lasham-Leeds as EXS937P in preparation to entering service - October 13, 2003

Operated first Jet 2 revenue service Leeds-Alicante - October 15, 2003

Aircraft renamed 'Joe Whiley' and seen as such at Manchester - June 5, 2006

Current with Jet 2 - November 2008


G-OBMA. British Midland - in the full livery at East Midland Airport, December 1987.

VH-CZV. Ansett Australia - in the 'Union Jack' livery at Brisbane Airport, July 1994.

N190FH. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Mojave Airport, July 2003.

G-CELC. Jet 2 - in the revised livery at an unknown airport, June 2006.