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