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Register as F-GVAC - March 24, 1999 Leased to West Aero and operated by Aigle Azur TA Airlines as registered operator Withdrawn from use and stored at Perpignan Airport - April 7, 2002 Observed stored at Perpignan Airport in Westair livery - December 27, 2002 Returned to Europan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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