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26, 1987 Returned to Sabena at end of lease - April 30, 1987 Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - June 1987 Withdrawn from use and stored at Brussels - June 20, 1987 Entered onto the Belgian Aircraft Register as OO-SDE Leased to Sobelair and operated for Air Belgium - June 30,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lease - November 1993 Sold to European Aviation Ltd (U.K.) - May 15, 1998 Leased to Sabena Airlines - May 15, 1998 Withdrawn from use by Sabena at Brussels - April 6, 1999 Aircraft had flown 56,725 hours with 41,985 cycles Ferried Brussels-Paris (LBG) for maintenance - April 6, 1999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. |
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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. |
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