VH-OAN. Boeing 737-33A. c/n 25011-2012.
Ordered new by Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services (AWAS) Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - February 13, 1991 First flown at Renton as PP-SOF - March 1, 1991 Accepted by Ansett Worldwide at Boeing Field - April 10, 1991 Leased to VASP (Brazil) - April 10, 1991 Entered onto the Brazilian Aircraft Register as PP-SOF - April 1991 Repossessed by Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services (AWAS) - November 17, 1992 Cancelled from the Brazilian Aircraft Register - November 1992 Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N227AW - November 1992 Leased to Euro Belgian Airlines (EBA) Arrived Brussels on delivery to EBA - November 19, 1992 Entered onto the Belgian Aircraft Register as OO-LTO - December 29, 1992 Operated first EBA revenue service Brussels-Monastir-Brussels - January 2, 1993 Sub-leased to Maersk Air in full EBA livery and ferried Brussels-Copenhagen - January 27, 1993 Operated first Maersk revenue service Copenhagen-Billund - January 30, 1993 Operated final Maersk revenue service Stockholm-Visby-Stockholm-Vaxjo-Stockholm - March 23, 1993 Returned to EBA at end of lease and ferried Stockholm-Brussels - March 23, 1993 Returned to service with EBA - March 31, 1993 Operated final EBA revenue service Brussels-Las Palmas-Tenerife - April 4, 1993 Sub-leased to EBA France and entered service Paris (CDG)-Athens-Paris - April 4, 1993 Returned to EBA at Brussels at end of sub-lease - October 11, 1993 Returned to Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services at end on lease - October 13, 1993 Ferried Brussels-Teesside - October 13, 1993 Ferried Teesside-London Heathrow - October 19, 1993 Cancelled from the Belgian Aircraft Register - October 29, 1993 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-OAN - October 29, 1993 Registered to Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services Observed at London Heathrow as VH-OAN for lease to Oman Air - November 1, 1993 Departed London Heathrow on delivery flight to Oman Air - November 3, 1993 Returned to Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services at end of lease - April 3, 1995 Leased to Euro Belgian Airlines (EBA) and ferried Kuala Lumpur-Bombay-Luxor - April 23, 1995 Ferred Luxor-Brussels - April 24, 1995 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - April 25, 1993 Entered onto the Belgian Aircraft Register as OO-LTO - April 25, 1993 Registered to Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services Leased to Euro Belgian Airlines as registered operator Entered service with EBA Brussels-Naples - April 27, 1995 Ferried Brussels-Nimes in white livery with blue tail and no titles - December 14, 1995 Sub-leased to Star Europe (France) - December 14, 1995 Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-GRSA - December 14, 1995 Cancelled from the Belgian Aircraft Register - December 15, 1995 Observed at Paris (Orly) in full Star Europe livery - December 19, 1995 Entered Star Air service operating Air Inter Paris (Orly)-Luton flight - December 21, 1995 Euro Belgian Airlines (EBA) renamed Virgin Express - August 1, 1996 Ferried Nimes-Brussels in all white livery without titles - October 16, 1996 Returned to AWAS and leased to Virgin Express - October 16, 1996 Ferried Brussels-Paris (CDG) with small Air Provence Charter titles & Virgin tail logo - October 19, 1996 Entered service with Air Provence Charter Paris (CDG)-Tel Aviv - October 20, 1996 Observed at Bordeaux with black Air Provence titles and red Virgin tail logo - November 10, 1996 Observed at Southend without titles & red Virgin tail - April 14, 1997 Ferried Southend-Dublin in all with livery without titles - April 17, 1997 Returned to Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services at Southend - April 25, 1997 Cancelled from the French Aircraft Register - April 25, 1997 Observed at Dublin in full Cronus Airlines (Greece) livery as SX-BBT - April 27, 1997 Aircraft now named 'Kastalia' Ferried Dublin-Salonika for lease to Cronus Airlines - April 27, 1997 Entered onto the Greek Aircraft Register as SX-BBT - April 1997 Observed at Athens in Aegean Airlines livery with Cronus & Aegean titles - May 4, 2001 Observed at Athens with Aegean Airlines tail livery & Cronus Airlines titles - June 29, 2001 Both airlines merged and traded as Aegean Airlines - October 28, 2001 Returned to AWAS at end of lease - March 18, 2005 Ferried Norwich-Dublin in full Fly Be livery - March 18, 2005 Entered onto British Aircraft Register as G-STRI - May 10, 2005 Leased to Astraeus Airlines Ltd (UK) as registered operator Ferried Dublin-Birmingham with FlyBe billboard titles on sub-lease to FlyBe (UK) - May 10, 2005 In service with FlyBe Birmingham-Alicante as BE1637 - May 11, 2005 Observed at Southend in basic FlyBe livery without titles - November 17, 2006 Sub-leased to FlyMe Sweden and ferried Southend-Gothenburg as FLY8000 - December 6, 2006 FlyMe Sweden ceased operation - March 2, 2007 Aircraft was returned to Astraeus Airlines (UK) - March 6, 2007 Ferried Lasham-Malmo as AEU255P for sub-lease to Sterling Airways - March 20, 2007 Observed at Gothenburg in light blue belly livery and 'Sterling.dk' web titles - August 21, 2007 Aircraft had flown 44,231 hours - December 31, 2007 Rolled out at Southend in full Seagle Airways (Slovakia) livery as OM-HLB - May 29, 2008 Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - June 3, 2008 Entered onto the Slovakian Aircraft Register as OM-LHB - June 3, 2008 Leased to Seagle Airways as registered operator Ferried Southend-Bratislava on delivery to Seagle Airways - June 3, 2008 Sub-leased to Iraqi Airways and ferried Bratislava-Amman - December 7, 2008 Current with Seagle Air / Iraqi Airways Seagle Air ceased operations - October 22, 2009 Aircraft returned to lessor and ferried Bratislava-Bournemouth - November 4, 2009 Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-STRI - November 10, 2009 Leased to Astraeus Airways as registered operator Current with Astraeus Airways - June 2010 |