VH-OZU. Boeing 737-229. c/n 21176-431.
Ordered new by Sabena Belgian World Airlines Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - September 1975 First flown at Renton as N8277V - September 30, 1975 Accepted by Sabena at Boeld Field - December 3, 1975 Entered onto the Belgian Aircraft register as OO-SDN - December 1975 Leased to Gulf Air as OO-SDN - October 22, 1977 Returned to Sabena at end of lease - May 15, 1978 Leased to Air Gabon as OO-SDN - November 2, 1985 Returned to Sabena at end of lease - December 6, 1985 Leased to Malaysian Airline Systems - May 21, 1989 Cancelled from the Belgian Aircraft Register - May 21, 1989 Entered onto the Malaysian Aircraft Register as 9M-MBP - May 21, 1989 Returned to SABENA at end of lease - March 17, 1990 Entered onto the Belgian Aircraft Register as OO-SDN - March 1990 Charter contract to Peugeot not taken up and aircraft prepared for lease to Sobelair Entered service with Sobelair - January 28, 1993 Returned to SABENA at end of lease - March 15, 1993 Entered SABENA service at Brussels in SABENA livery and Sobelair titles - March 15, 1993 Leased to Sobelair - May 21, 1993 Returned to SABENA - June 15, 1994 Sold to European Airways Ltd - May 15, 1998 Leased to Sabena Belgian World Airlines - May 15, 1998 Operated final SABENA service Gothenburg-Brussels as SN732 - November 30, 2000 Withdrawn from use and parked at Brussels in basic SABENA livery without titles Aircraft had flown 56,107 hours with 40,829 cycles Cancelled from the Belgian Aircraft Register - December 31, 2000 Returned to European Aviation Ltd - February 27, 2001 Leased to European Air Charter - February 27, 2001 Entered onto the U.K. Aircraft Register as G-CEAI - March 2001 Ferried Brussels-Bournemouth in basic SABENA livery and observed as such - May 26, 2001 Ferried Bournemouth-Paris (LBG) for overhaul Observed at Paris Le Bourget without engines undergoing maintenance - July 17, 2001 Rolled out at Bournmouth in black-blue livery without titles - August 28, 2001 Observed at Paris (CDG) in black-blue livery without titles - July 20, 2003 Observed at Bournemouth in full Ozjet livery as G-CEAI - February 20, 2005 Departed Bournemouth as EAF9716 on delivery flight to Australia - February 20, 2005 Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - February 22, 2005 Ferry route: Bournemouth-Rhodes-Kuala Lumpur-Darwin-Adelaide-Melbourne Flew promotional flights within Australia under Eurocharter designation - March 8 - 20, 2005 Displayed at Avalon Air Show as G-CEAI - March 20, 2005 Placed in storage at Melbourne awaiting granting of Ozjet Operating Certificate - March 2005 Departed Melbourne for Romania via Darwin-Kuala Lumpur for maintenance - August 16, 2005 Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight to Ozjet - October 15, 2005 Aircraft arrived in a modified livery with 'Oz' on the tail and additional 'web address' Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-OZU - October 26, 2005 Reregistered to Ozjet Airlines Pty Ltd, Melbourne Operated first revenue service Melbourne-Sydney as O7004 - November 29, 2005 This was the inaugural Ozjet service in Australia Operated its final revenue service Sydney-Melbourne as O7059 - March 12, 2006 This was the final Ozjet Australian service Ozjet ceased all scheduled operation - March 12, 2006 Airline's owner decided to concentrate only on charter services from this date Stored at the AAES hangar at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport - March 15, 2006 Ferried Melbourne-Brisbane as O7-900 - May 19, 2006 Operated proving flight Brisbane-Norfolk Island-Brisbane - May 20, 2006 Operated inaugural Brisbane-Norfolk Island as O7-331; Norfolk Island-Sydney as O7-332; Sydney-Norfolk Island as O7-333; Norfolk Island-Brisbane as O7-334 - May 24, 2006 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 Aircraft advertised for sale by Flightstar International LLC, Fort Lauderdale - May 2009 Advertised sale price was $US 695,000 Aircraft had flown 63,109 hours with 44,568 cycles Operated final revenue service Perth-Denpasar-Perth as OZJ824/825 - May 9, 2009 Ozjet Airlines ceased all flight operations - May 20, 2009 Aircraft placed in storage at Perth Airport - May 20, 2009 Airline placed in administration due to inability to add freighter aircraft to its AOC - May 21, 2009 |
OO-SDN. Sabena - in the old livery with revised titles at Brussels Airport, December 1984. |
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9M-MBP. Sabena - in the old livery with revised titles at unknown airport, March 1990. |
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G-CEAI. OzJet - in the basic livery at Bournemouth Airport, April 2005. |
VH-OZU. OzJet - in the full livery at Melbourne Airport, December 2005. |
VH-OZU. OzJet - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, June 2006. |
VH-OZU. OzJet - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, June
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VH-OZU. OzJet - in the full livery at Brisbane Airport, January 2009. |
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