Ordered new by Polynesian Airlines

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Renton - February 1981

First flown as 5W-PAL - March 13, 1981

Entered onto the Polynesian Aircraft Register as 5W-PAL - March 13, 1981

Registered to Polynesian Airlines

Accepted by Polynesian Airlines at Seattle - March 31, 1981

Aircraft was named 'Sima'

Sold to A.T.I. - June 1, 1983

Lease to Polynesian continued

Sold to Transpacific Enterprises Inc - November 12, 1985

Leased To America West Airlines Inc

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N149AW

Returned to Transpacific Enterprises at end of lease - August 18, 1986

Leased to Polynesian Airlines - October 12, 1986

Entered onto the Polynesian Aircraft Register as 5W-PAL

Returned to Transpacific Enterprises at end of lease - February 1987

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N149AW - March 1987

Leased to America West Airlines - May 8, 1987

Sub-leased to Ansett New Zealand - June 1988

Arrived Christchurch, New Zealand at conclusion of delivery flight - June 26, 1988

Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NEF - July 19, 1988

Registered to Billmans Management Ltd

Operated its first Ansett New Zealand revenue service Christchurch-Wellington - July 24, 1988

It retained the America West c/line whilst operated by Ansett New Zealand

Operated final revenue service Wellington-Christchurch - November 25, 1988

Departed Christchurch on delivery flight to America West - November 29, 1988

Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - December 1, 1988

Entered onto the U.S. Aircraft Register as N149AW - December 1, 1988

Registered to America West Airlines Inc

Withdrawn from America West and stored at Goodyear, Arizona - October 6, 2001

Sold to Turboanalisis Inc

Observed on pallets at Goodyear - August 21, 2004

Scrapped at Goodyear - August - September 2004

ZK-NEF. Ansett New Zealand - in basic America West livery at Auckland Airport, October 1988.