Built for C. Itoh Aerospance Finance

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Everett) - September 1992

First flown - September 22, 1992

Delivered to C. Itoh Aerospace Finance - October 7, 1992

Entered onto the Seychelles Aircraft Register as S7-AAV

Leased to Air Europe S.p.A. Italy - October 7, 1992

Entered onto Irish Aircraft Register as EI-CJB - December 23, 1993

Registered to Air Europe S.p.A.

Sub-leased to Gulf Air - June 1, 1998 to October 1998

Sub-leased to Balair-CTA Leisure AG - November 1, 1999

Entered onto the Swiss Aircraft Register as HB-IHU

Returned to C. Itoh Aerospace Finance at end of lease - November 12, 2000

Leased to Air Canada - November 29, 2000

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GHLK

Sub-leased to Canadian Airlines International

Sub-leased to Ansett Australia

Arrived Christchurch at conclusion of delivery flight in full Ansett livery as C-GHLK - July 17, 2001

Ferry route: Vancouver-Honolulu-Christchurch

Converted by Air New Zealand Engineering to Ansett configuration

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-BZM - July 18, 2001

Registered to Ansett International Ltd

Ferried Christchurch-Melbourne as AN4804 - September 12, 2001

Ansett Australia suspended all operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001

Aircraft parked at Melbourne Airport and did not enter Ansett service

Ferried Melbourne-Auckland as AN4405 - November 2, 2001

Flight crew: Capt J. Snowball; F/O G. Neate; Engineers A. Avent, M. Antoniou; Air Canada's D. Brooks

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - November 5, 2001

Aircraft had flown 41,229 hours with 7,401 cycles

Entered onto Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GHLK - November 7, 2001

Departed Auckland on return to Air Canada via Honolulu - December 6, 2001

Returned to service

Current

 

 

EI-CJB. Air Europe - in the full livery at unknown airport, May 1994.

EI-CJB. Balair - in the full livery at Zurich Airport, November 1999.

HB-IHU. Balair - in the full livery at Zurich Airport, June 2000.