Ordered by Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services for Ansett Australia but cancelled - October 1996

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Everett - January 1997

First flown as N6009F - January 13, 1997

Placed in open stogae at Seattle

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-NOA - March 12, 1997

Registered to Nordress Australia Pty Ltd

Ferried Seattle-Auckland for preparation of wet-lease to Vietnam Airlines - March 1997

Departed Auckland on delivery to Vietnam Airlines - April 3, 1997

Ferry route: Auckland-Brunei-Hanoi

Returned to Nordress Australia at end of lease - April 1998

Leased to CityBird as OO-CTR - April 8, 1998

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - April 9, 1998

Sub-leased to Lauda Air Italy - December 16, 1998 to January 21, 1999

Sub-leased to Luxair - March 29, 1999 to November 1999

Sub-leased to Cameroon Airlines - December 1, 200 to January 28, 2001

Lease to CityBird terminated and aircraft returned to Nordress Australia - July 11, 2001

'C' check maintenance was carried out by Condor Flugdienst, Frankfurt

Ferried to Lemwerder (Bremen) for painting into Ansett Australia livery

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-BZI - August 10, 2001

Registered to Ansett Worldwide Ltd

Arrived Melbourne at conclusion of delivery flight - September 5, 2001

Ferry route: Luton-Mauritius-Perth-Melbourne

Aircraft parked at Melbourne Airport following suspension of all Ansett operations - September 13, 2001

Had been due to enter service in CityBird configuration - October 1, 2001

Aircraft did not enter service with Ansett Australia

Had flown 16,592 hours & 3,253 cycles

Ferried as AN4405 Melbourne-Auckland in preparation for lease to Qantas - October 5, 2001

Ferried Auckland-Sydney on delivery to Qantas in an all-white livery - October 30, 2001

Registered to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney

Operated first Qantas service - November 1, 2001

Registered to Wetleasing Operations Pty Ltd, Redfern, NSW - April 24, 2002

Operated final Qantas service as QF464 Melbourne-Sydney - October 26, 2002

Lease terminated and returned to Ansett Worldwide - October 26, 2002

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - October 28, 2002

Entered onto U.S. Aircraft Register as N284AN - October 28, 2002

Registered to Ansett Worldwide, New York

Departed Sydney as AWL643 on ferry flight to Auckland - October 29, 2002

Departed Auckland on delivery to USA in preparation for lease to PLUNA - October 31, 2002

Cancelled from U.S. Aircraft Register - December 4, 2002

Leased to Primeras Lineas Uruguyas de Navegacion Aerea (PLUNA) becoming CX-PUB - December 7, 2002

Current

OO-CTR. Cameroon Airlines - in the full livery at unknown airport, January 2001.

(Image 4650-008. R. N. Smith Collection)

 

VH-BZI. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - in the all-white livery at Sydney Airport, August 2002.

(Image 4650-017. R. N. Smith Photograph)

VH-BZI. Qantas The Spirit of Australia - in the all-white livery at Brisbane Airport, September 2002.

(Image 4650-016. P. J. Gates Photograph)