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to Sabena - March 16, 1993 Sold to European Aviation Ltd (U.K.) - May 15, 1998 Leased to Sabena Airlines - May 15, 1998 Withdrawn from use by Sabena at Brussels - November 5, 2000 Aircraft had flown 55,833 hours with 40,223 cycles Ferried Brussels-Paris (LBG) for maintenance - November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 |
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