VH-JJP. BAe 146-200A. c/n E2037.
Built for Ansett order announced - April 1984 First flown as G-5-037 - March 26, 1985 Test flying was delayed due to fuel leaks from centre wing tank Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-JJP - April 21, 1985 Registered to Ansett Transport Industriaes (Operations) Pty Ltd Configured to seat 75 economy class passengers but later increased to 80 seats Departed Hatfield on delivery flight to Australia as AWA01 - April 22, 1985 Arrived Perth at conclusion of delivery flight - April 26, 1985 Delivery route: Hatfield-Larnaca-Bahrain-Bombay-Madras-Singapore-Bali-Perth Flight crew: Capts B. Poole, A.A. Turner, M.S. Hopgood; Engineers D. Shaw, A. Homer; Purser J. MacFadyen Service introduction was delayed due to dispute by Flight Attendants requiring a purser added to crew Operated 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 Tamworth-Sydney-Adelaide-Perth as a commercial service - November 5, 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 6C-Check British Aerospace engineers were present to observe Transferred to Ansett Australia when Ansett W.A. operations were merged - July 1, 1993 Operated its last Ansett revenue service Port Headland-Perth as AN347 - September 13, 2001 Ansett suspended operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001Stored at Perth Airport and offered for immediate sale by Ansett Administrators - October 2, 2001 Ferried Perth-Melbourne-Sydney as AN4405 - October 8, 2001 Chartered by Federal Labor Party for use by Kim Beazley during election campaign - October 10, 2001 Performed numerous charters to different Australian cities Ferried Perth-Adelaide-Melbourne as AN4041(capt D. Cornish, F/O P. Sigston) - March 3, 2002 Stored outside at Ansett's Maintenance area at Tullamarine Airport Ansett Engineering quote aircraft had flown 48,392 hours with 34,016 cycles - June 27, 2002Aircraft was not sold and observed parked in full Ansett Australia livery at Melbourne - August 23, 2005 Parting out commenced at Melbourne Airport - December 2005 Aircraft was finally broken up - August 15, 2006 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - |
VH-JJP. Ansett W.A. - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Perth Airport, May 1985. |
VH-JJP. Ansett W.A. - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Perth Airport, July 1985. |
VH-JJP. Ansett Australia - in the 'Union Jack' livery at Perth Airport, October 1995. |
VH-JJP. Ansett Australia
- in the 'Starmark' livery at Cairns Airport, July 1997. |
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