VH-OZQ. Boeing 737-229. c/n 20907-351.


Ordered new by Sabena Belgian World Airlines

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - April 1974

First flown at Renton as OO-SDA - April 23, 1974

Entered onto the Belgian Aircraft Register as OO-SDA - April 1974

Accepted by Sabena at Boeing Field - April 26, 1974

Leased to Luxair (Luxembourg) - January 4, 1988

Entered onto the Luxembourg Aircraft Register as LX-LGN - January 1988

Returned to SABENA at end of lease in Brussels - January 21, 1992

Entered onto the Belgian Aircraft Register as OO-SDA - January 24, 1992

Leased to Sobelair - March 1, 1992

Entered service with Sobelair (subsidiary of Sabena) - March 13, 1992

Sub-leased to Trans Med Airlines - December 23, 1993

Returned to Sobelair at end of lease - January 20, 1994

Returned to Sabena at end of lease - October 4, 1995

Re-entered service with Sabena - October 22, 1995

Leased to Sobelair - June 29, 1996

Returned to Sabena at end of lease - September 1, 1996

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

Lease to Sabena continued

Operated last Sabena revenue service - March 8, 1999

Aircraft had flown 52,965 hours with 43,897 cycles

Returned to European Aiviation Ltd - March 23, 1999

Ferried Brussels-Paris (LBG) for maintenance in basic Sabena livery without titles - March 24, 1999

Cancelled from the Belgian Aircraft Register - March 24, 1999

Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-GVAC - March 24, 1999

Leased to West Aero and operated by Aigle Azur TA Airlines as registered operator

Withdrawn from use and stored at Perpignan Airport - April 7, 2002

Observed stored at Perpignan Airport in Westair livery - December 27, 2002

Returned to Europan Aviation Ltd - July 9, 2003

Cancelled from the French Aircraft Register - July 9, 2003

Leased to European Skybus Ltd (subsidiary of European Aviation) - July 31, 2003

Entered onto the U.K. Aircraft Register as G-GPFI - July 31, 2003

Ferried Perpignan-Bournemouth in full Westair livery - August 5, 2003

Observed at Paris (CDG) in European livery operating flights for bmi Baby - June 14, 2004

Ferried Bournemouth-Rhodes as EAF9900 - August 1, 2005

Ferried Kuala Lumpur-Melbourne as EAF9900 on delivery to Ozjet - August 3, 2005

Cancelled from the U.K. Aircraft Register - September 14, 2005

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-OZQ - September 15, 2005

Reregistered to Ozjet Airlines Pty Ltd, Melbourne

Operated proving flight Melbourne-Sydney-Melbourne-Sydney-Melbourne as O7501/2/3/4 - October 28, 2005

Operated its first Ozjet service Melbourne-Sydney-Melbourne as O7012/011 - November 27, 2005

Ozjet ceased scheduled passenger operations - March 12, 2006

Airline's owner decided to concentrate only on charter services from this date

Aircraft withdrawn from use at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport - March 12, 2006

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - March 24, 2006

Entered onto the U.K. Aircraft Register as G-GPFI - March 24, 2006

Registered to European Aviation Ltd

Registration marks applied to the aircraft - April 3, 2006

Departed Melbourne on ferry flight to U.K. as European 9914 - April 4, 2006

Arrived Bournemouth at conclusion of ferry flight - April 6, 2006

Returned to Melbourne via Kuala Lumpur-Darwin in Ozjet livery as European 9915 - June 24, 2006

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-OZQ - July 31, 2006

Registered to Ozjet Airlines Pty Ltd

Leased to Airlines of Papua New Guinea to operate twice weekly service BNE-POM-BNE - August 21, 2006

Operated inaugural revenue service BNE-POM-BNE as CG200/201 - August 21, 2006

Withdrawn from use

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 8, 2007

Entered onto the U.K. Aircraft Register as G-GPFI - January 8, 2007

Registered to European Skybus Pty Ltd

Departed Melbourne on ferry flight to Bacau, Romania for maintenance - January 14, 2007

Ferried Bacua-Bournemouth on completion of maintenance - April 2, 2007

Observed at Norwich Airport operating for FlyBe in Ozjet livery - May 8, 2007

Observed at Bournemouth undergoing maintenance in Ozjet livery - June 1, 2007

Observed at Luton in Skybus service in full Ozjet livery - August 28, 2008

European Aviation Ltd and its subsidiaries ceased operations - November 30, 2008

Aircraft stored at Bournemouth Airport in full Ozjet livery - December 1, 2008

Observed stored at Bournemouth Airport minus port engine in full Ozjet livery - January 8, 2009

Aircraft remains stored at Bournemouth Airport in full Ozjet livery - May 23, 2009


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