VH-CZX. Boeing 737-33A. c/n 24029-1601.


Ordered new by Nordress Ltd - July 1987

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - August 1988

First flown as G-MONN - August 17, 1988

Entered onto U.K. Aircraft Register as G-MONN - October 4, 1988

Registered to Nordress Ltd

Accepted by Nordress Ltd at Seattle - October 10, 1988

Leased to Monarch Airlines - October 10, 1988

Departed Seattle on delivery flight to U.K. - October 10, 1988

Wet sub-leased to Euroberlin - November 4, 1988

Returned to A.W.A.S. Nordress Ltd at end of lease - October 1993

Leased to Ansett Australia - November 23, 1993

Cancelled from U.K. Aircraft Register - November 23, 1993

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZX - November 23, 1993

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd

Flown to Dothan, Al for conversion to Ansett specifications - November 23, 1993

Departed Dothan on delivery flight to Australia as AN5981 - January 24, 1994

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - January 25, 1993

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

Flight crew: Capts J. Snowball, P. Feeney; F/O M. Healy; Support crew G. Lane, M. Harmer, K. Wombwell

Operated first Ansett revenue service Melbourne-Sydney (Capt J. Snowball) - March 4, 1994

Sold to Ansett Australia - October 1997

Ansett suspended operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001

Operated final revenue Ansett service Coolangatta-Sydney as AN15 - September 14, 2001

Stored at Sydney Airport

Ferried Sydney-Melbourne as AN4041 - March 13, 2002

Aircraft had flown 35,334 hours with 28,143 cycles - June 27, 2002

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - July 11, 2003

Sold to Dart Group Plc

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-CELE - July 11, 2003

Departed Melbourne as SXA168 on ferry flight to the U.K. - July 17, 2003

Arrived Bournemouth at conclusion of ferry flight - July 19, 2003

Ferry route: Melbourne-Denpasar-Colombo-Al Ain-Larnaca-Bournemouth

Stored engineless in full Ansett livery at the BASCO hangar at Bournemounth

Ferried Bournemouth-Bucharest as EXS914E - May 5, 2004

Officially delivered to Jet 2 - August 30, 2004

Aircraft was named 'Belfast'

Current with Jet 2 - November 2008


G-MONN. Euroberlin - in the full livery at an unknown airport, December 1988.

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

G-CELE. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Bournemouth Airport, April 2004.

G-CELE. Jet 2 - in the original livery at an unknown airport, December 2005.