VH-OZD. Boeing 737-229A. c/n 20911-360.


Ordered new by Sabena Belgian World Airlines

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - June 1974

First flown at Renton as OO-SDE - June 12, 1974

Entered onto the Belgian Aircraft Register as OO-SDE - June 1974

Accepted by Sabena at Boeing Field - June 18, 1974

Leased to Cameroon Airlines - October 3 - November 19, 1976

Leased to Nordair, Canada - October 8, 1983 to May 2, 1984

Leased to Air Djibouti - August 1 - 29, 1984

Leased to Nordair, Canada - October 13, 1984

Returned to Sabena at end of lease - May 3, 1985

Leased to Nordair, Canada - October 14, 1985

Cancelled from the Belgian Aircraft Register - October 14, 1985

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Registeras C-GNDX - October 1985

Leased to Nordair, Canada - October 14, 1985

Leased to Nordair, Canada as C-GNDX - October 15, 1986

Canadian Pacific Airlines merged with Nordair - January 2, 1987

New airline was named Canadian International - April 26, 1987

Returned to Sabena at end of lease - April 30, 1987

Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - June 1987

Withdrawn from use and stored at Brussels - June 20, 1987

Entered onto the Belgian Aircraft Register as OO-SDE

Leased to Sobelair and operated for Air Belgium - June 30, 1991

Sobelair operated last Air Belgium service - April 2, 1992

Sub-leased to Transmed Airlines - April 4 to May 11, 1992

Sold to Certifair, NV - March 16, 1993

Returned to Sabena at end of Sobelair lease - November 1993

Sold to European Aviation Ltd (U.K.) - May 15, 1998

Leased to Sabena Airlines - May 15, 1998

Withdrawn from use by Sabena at Brussels - April 6, 1999

Aircraft had flown 56,725 hours with 41,985 cycles

Ferried Brussels-Paris (LBG) for maintenance - April 6, 1999

Leased to European Air Charter (subsidiary of European Aviation) - June 1, 1999

Cancelled from the Belgian Aircraft Register - June 4, 1999

Rolled out at Bournemouth in all-white livery with red European titles - June 6, 1999

Entered onto the U.K. Aircraft Register as G-CEAC - June 11, 1999

Registered to European Aviation Ltd (U.K.), Bournemouth

Leased to European Air Charter as registered operator

Observed stored at Southend in full European livery - July 9, 1999

Observed at Bournemouth in all-white livery with Palmair European titles - October 27, 1999

Entered service with Palmair European

Returned to European Aviation at end of lease - April 2004

Observed parked at Bournemouth in European and Palmair (Spain) livery - April 25, 2004

Returned to service with Palmair (Spain) and observed at Prague - June 16, 2004

Observed at Manchester in all-white livery with Palmair European titles - November 2, 2004

Registered to European Skybus Ltd - February 8, 2005

Arrived Melbourne as EAF9917 in all-white livery via Kuala Lumpur-Darwin - January 11, 2007

Cancelled from the U.K. Aircraft Register - January 17, 2007

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-OZD - January 19, 2007

Reregistered to Ozjet Airlines Pty Ltd

Leased to Norfolk Air Ltd

Observed at Melbourne being painted into Norfolk Air livery - February 20, 2007

Operated first Norfolk Air revenue service Norfolk Island-Brisbane as O7-334 - March 7, 2007

Operated proving flight Newcastle-Norfolk Island as O7-335 - May 1, 2007

Operated inaugural Norfolk Island-Newcastle-Norfolk Island service as O7-336/335 - May 7, 2007

Sold to Heavy Lift Cargo Airlines Pty Ltd

Ozjet acquired by Heavy Lift to gain access to an Australian AOC to fly domestic freight

Registered to Heavy Lift Cargo Airlines Pty Ltd - May 2, 2008

Ozjet continued to operate as a separate identity

Returned to Ozjet at end of Norfolk Air lease - 2009

Departed Brisbane for Jakarta (Soekarno-Hatta) for maintenance as OZJ901 - April 26, 2009

Aircraft advertised for sale by Flightstar International LLC, Fort Lauderdale - May 2009

Sale price quoted on aircraft was $US625,000

Aircraft had flown 71,055 hours with 48,709 cycles

Ozjet Airlines ceased all flight operations - May 20, 2009

Airline placed in administration due to inability to add freighter aircraft to its AOC - May 21, 2009

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - June 17, 2009


C-GNDX. Sabena - in the revised livery at an unknown airport, April 1987.

VH-OZD. Norfolkair - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, April 2007.

VH-OZD. Norfolkair - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, April 2007.

VH-OZD. Norfolkair - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, July 2007.

VH-OZD. Norfolkair - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, September 2007.

VH-OZD. Norfolkair - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, December 2008.