VH-CZW. Boeing 737-33A. c/n 23832-1473.


Ordered new by Nordress Ltd - December 1986

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - October 1987

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-OBMB - October 23, 1987

Registered to Nordress Ltd

First flown as G-OBMB - November 6, 1987

Accepted by Nordress Ltd at Seattle - December 9, 1987

Leased to British Midland Airways - December 9, 1987

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to U.K. - December 9, 1987

Operated first revenue service with British Midland - December 1987

Returned to Nordress Ltd at end of lease and stored at East Midlands Airport - December 11, 1992

Leased to British Midland Airways - April 20, 1993

Returned to A.W.A.S. Nordress Ltd - October 1993

Leased to Ansett Australia - November 16, 1993

Finance provided by Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corp

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - December 17, 1993

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZW - December 17, 1993

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd

Flown to Dothan, Al for conversion to Ansett specifications - December 1993

Departed Dothan on delivery flight to Australia as AN5981 - January 22, 1994

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - January 24, 1993

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

Flight crew: Capts A. Gloster, C. Prousallis

Operated first Ansett revenue service Melbourne-Canberra (Capt P. Newman) - February 1, 1994

Operated final revenue Ansett service Melbourne-Adelaide as AN99 - September 13, 2001

Ansett suspended operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001

Stored at the Ansett hangar at Adelaide Airport

Ferried Adelaide-Melbourne as AN4041 - March 8, 2002

Aircraft had flown 37,895 hours with 30,774 cycles - June 27, 2002

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - February 25, 2003

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N191FH - February 25, 2003

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

Departed Melbourne as SXA146 on ferry flight to U.S.A. for storage - February 28, 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 British Aircraft Register as G-CELD - July 4, 2003

Departed Mojave on ferry flight to England as SXA169 - July 26, 2003

Arrived Bournemouth at conclusion of ferry flight in full Ansett livery - July 27, 2003

Ferry route: Mojave-Columbus-Gander-Bournemouth

Stored engineless at the BASCO hangar at Bournemounth

Ferried Bournemouth-Lasham as EXS955E for C-Check - December 16, 2003

Ferried Lasham-Southend as EXS958E for painting in full Jet 2 livery - January 21, 2004

Ferried Southend-Lasham in full Jet 2 livery - January 30, 2004

Aircraft was named 'Spain'

Operated first Jet 2 revenue service Leeds-Alicante - February 2004

Current with Jet 2 - November 2008


G-OBMB. British Midland - in the full livery at Glasgow Airport, March 1989.

VH-CZW. Ansett - in the basic BMA livery at East Midlands Airport, December 1993.

VH-CZW. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Melbourne Airport, April 2002.

N191FH. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Mohave Airport, March 2003.