VH-OZX. Boeing 737-229A. c/n 21177-433.


Ordered new by Sabena Belgian World Airlines

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - September 1975

First flown at Renton as OO-SDO - September 18, 1975

Entered onto the Belgian Aircraft Register as OO-SDO - November 1975

Accepted by Sabena at Boeing Field - December 9, 1975

Sold to Certifair, NV - March 16, 1993

Leased to Sabena - March 16, 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Withdrawn from use by Sabena at Brussels - November 5, 2000

Aircraft had flown 55,833 hours with 40,223 cycles

Ferried Brussels-Paris (LBG) for maintenance - November 18, 2000

Returned to European Aviation, Bournmouth - November 27, 2000

Cancelled from the Belgian Aircraft Register - November 27, 2000

Entered onto the U.K. Aircraft Register as G-CEAJ - November 27, 2000

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

Leased to European Air Charter as registered operator - December 5, 2000

Observed at Paris (LBG) in all-white livery as OO-SDO - January 4, 2001

Ferried Paris (LBG)-Bournemouth as G-CEAJ for painting

Observed at Dusseldorf in dark V.I.P. livery - April 27, 2001

Ferried Brussels-Bournemouth - May 25, 2001

Observed at Manchester with 'TCS Expeditions' titles - August 18, 2001

Observed at Paris (CDG) in basic European blue livery without titles - August 25, 2003

Leased to Palmair (Spain) - 2004

Observed at Lourdes with red Palmair titles on left side only - July 16, 2004

Registered to European Skybus Ltd - February 8, 2005

Observed at Nice in red-black European livery with large red Palmair titles - May 7, 2005

Observed at Bournemouth in basic Ozjet livery - November 1, 2005

Arrived Melbourne as EAF9908 in Ozjet livery via Kuala Lumpur-Darwin - November 14, 2005

Leased to Ozjet Australia as G-CEAJ - November 15, 2005

Ozjet Airlines ceased scheduled passenger services to concentrate on charter operations - March 12, 2006

Aircraft stored at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport - March 15, 2006

Departed Melbourne on ferry flight to Bournemouth as EAF9913 - March 28, 2006

Observed at London (LGW) in full Ozjet livery - May 22, 2006

Departed Bournemouth on ferry flight to Australia as EAF9916 - October 16, 2006

Arrived Coolangatta at conclusion of ferry flight for Indy Car Race - October 18, 2006

Cancelled from the U.K. Aircraft Register - October 23, 2006

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-OZX - October 25, 2006

Reregistered to Ozjet Airlines Pty Ltd, Melbourne

Ferried Melbourne-Perth - February 23, 2007

Operated proving flight Perth-Derby-Perth - February 23, 2007

Operated inaugural service Perth-Derby-Perth as O7-441/442 - February 27, 2007

Operated inaugural service Perth-Denpasar as O7-820 - September 26, 2007

Perth-Denpasar-Perth service operated for IndoJet (Indonesia) on charter

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

Ferried Derby-Jsakarta (Soekarna-Hatta) for maintenance - May 27, 2008

Returned to Ozjet at Perth - June 2008

Operated final Norfolk Island-Brisbane service as OZJ902 - April 27, 2009

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

Sale price quoted on aircraft was $US695,000

Aircraft had flown 63,613 hours with 43,497 cycles

Operated final revenue service Perth-Derby-Perth as OZJ441/442 - May 19, 2009

Ozjet Airlines ceased all flight operations - May 20, 2009

Stored at Perth Airport - May 20, 2009

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