VH-JJP. British Aerospace 146-200A. c/n E2037.

 

This aircraft was built for the Ansett order that was announced - April 1984

First flown as 'G-5-037' - March 26, 1985

The test flying was delayed due to fuel leaks from the centre wing tank

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-JJP - April 21, 1985

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

It was configured to seat 75 economy class passengers but was later increased to 80 seats

Departed Hatfield on the delivery flight to Australia as AWA01 - April 22, 1985

It arrived at Perth on completion of the delivery flight - April 26, 1985

Delivery route: Hatfield - Larnaca - Bahrain - Bombay - Madras - Singapore - Bali - Perth

Flight crew: Captains B. Poole, A. A. Turner, M .S. Hopgood; Engineers D. Shaw, A. Homer; Purser J. MacFadyen

Service introduction was delayed due to a dispute with the Flight Attendants requiring a purser to be added to the crew

Operated its first Ansett W.A. revenue service Perth - Kalgoorlie - Perth as MV352/353 - June 28, 1985

Ferried Perth - Tamworth for overhaul and repaint - October 1991

Returned to Perth via Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Adelaide (West Beach) as a commercial service - November 05, 1991

Ferried Perth - Brisbane to undergo world's most thorough check on a BAe146 to date - 1993

Approximately 50 engineers worked some 12,000 hours on the 'C-Check'

British Aerospace engineers were present to observe the overhaul

Transferred to Ansett Australia when Ansett W. A. operations were merged - July 01, 1993

Operated its final revenue service Port Headland - Perth as AN347 - September 13, 2001

Ansett suspended operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001

Stored at Perth and offered for immediate sale by the Ansett Administrators - October 02, 2001

Ferried Perth - Melbourne - Sydney as AN4405 - October 08, 2001

Chartered by the Federal Labor Party for use by Kim Beazley during the election campaign - October 10, 2001

Performed numerous charters to different Australian cities

Ferried Perth - Adelaide - Melbourne (Captain D. Cornish, F/O P. Sigston) as AN4041 - March 03, 2002

Stored outside at Ansett Maintenance area at Melbourne (Tullamarine)

Ansett Engineering quote aircraft had flown 48,392 hours with 34,016 cycles - June 27, 2002

THis aircraft was not sold and it was observed parked in the Ansett Australia livery at Melbourne - August 23, 2005

Parting out commenced at Melbourne (Tullamarine) - December 2005

Aircraft was finally broken up - August 15, 2006

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - ?

 

 

VH-JJP. Ansett W.A. - in the basic primer livery at Hatfield Airport, March 1985.

(J. Woods Copyright Image 0414-653.)

VH-JJP. Ansett W.A. - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Perth Airport, May 1985.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-067.)

VH-JJP. Ansett W.A. - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Perth Airport, July 1985.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-066.)

VH-JJP. Ansett Australia - in the 'Union Jack' livery at Perth Airport, October 1995.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-166.)

VH-JJP. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Cairns Airport, July 1997.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-167.)

VH-JJP. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Cairns Airport, December 1999.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-654.)