VH-RMG Boeing 767-277

VH-RMG. Boeing 767-277. c/n 22695-35.

Was also registered as: N862AT.

Ansett Airlines places an order with Boeing for five Boeing 767-200s - March 17, 1980

It was built with a 'three-man' cockpit although it was designed to be operated by 'two crew' members

Construction completed at Seattle - June 1983

First flown as N8289V - July 01, 1983

Configured to seat 48 First Class and 153 Economy Class passengers

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-RMG - August 23, 1983

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne

Accepted by Ansett at Seattle (Renton) - August 23, 1983

Departed Seattle (Renton) on the delivery flight to Australia - August 23, 1983

It arrived at Melbourne on completion of the delivery flight - August 26, 1983

Ferry route: Seattle - Honolulu - Nadi - Auckland - Melbourne

Ansett flight crew: Captain B. Porter; F/E G. Lynch.

Boeing flight crew: W. Barbour, K. Ekstrand, L. Fortin, V. Grosvenor, E. Hepner, R. Klopfer, R. Russo

Operated first revenue service Melbourne - Perth (Capt W. Oldcastle; F/E H. Cooper) as AN222 - September 01, 1983

Operated the inaugural 767 service Brisbane - Darwin as AN62 - June 23, 1984

Used by Paramount Productions during filming of the 'Mission Impossible' episode - 1989

Operated the inaugural 767 service Melbourne - Canberra - Melbourne as AN94/97 - March 25, 1992

Conversion from the '3-man cockpit' to the standard '2-person cockpit' completed - February 09, 1998

Configured to seat 12 First Class, 18 Business Class and 181 Economy Class passengers

Grounded by CASA at Melbourne (Tullkamarine) for non-compliance of airworthy directives - April 12, 2001

Returned to service - May 06, 2001

The intended sale and lease back from GECAS did not eventuate - May 2001

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

Operated its final service Perth - Sydney (Captain I. Kilver; F/O P. Jenner) as AN216 - September 14, 2001

The aircraft was stored at the Ansett Terminal at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) after its last flight

Offered for immediate sale by Ansett Trading - October 2001

Ferried Sydney - Melbourne (Captain P. Terrill, F/O P. Collison) as AN4405 - January 29, 2002

Aircraft had flown 50,651 hours with 36,057 cycles as of January 29, 2002

An intended lease to KrasAir, Russia via management company Airfleet Resources did not eventuate

Stored at Melbourne (Tullamarine)

Sold to Aeroturbine Inc, Miami, Florida - September 13, 2004

Test flown at Melbourne (Captains J. Snowball, M. Klapp) - December 05, 2004

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - February 24, 2005

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N862AT - February 25, 2005

Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to the United States - March 04, 2005

Ferry route: Melbourne - Honolulu - Opa Locka

It was observed at Opa Locka being parted out - July 03, 2005

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - May 16, 2006

Aircraft permanently retired at Opa Locka and parted out

VH-RMG. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, September 1983.

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VH-RMG. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, November 19, 1983.

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VH-RMG. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 05, 1984.

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VH-RMG. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, February 1984.

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VH-RMG. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, April 1984.

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VH-RMG. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, April 1984.

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VH-RMG. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 05, 1984.

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VH-RMG. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery with additional 'Official Sponsor Olympic Games' titles at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 1984.

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VH-RMG. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery with additional '150 Years Victoria' decals at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, February 1985.

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VH-RMG. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery with additional '150 Years Victoria' decals at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, February 1985.

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VH-RMG. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 1989.

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VH-RMG. Ansett Australia - in the partial 'Flag' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, September 19, 1990.

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VH-RMG. Ansett Australia - in the partial 'Flag' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, September 1990.

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VH-RMG. Ansett Australia - in the 'Flag' livery at Brisbane Airport, July 1992.

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VH-RMG. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, August 1995.

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VH-RMG. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, November 23, 1997.

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VH-RMG. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Brisbane Airport, November 1997.

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VH-RMG. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, September 21, 1999.

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VH-RMG. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, September 1999.

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VH-RMG. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.

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VH-RMG. Ansett Australia - in the 'all-white' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, January 2004.