VH-JJU. BAe 146-200. c/n E2116.
Built at Hatfield for unknown buyer First flown as a BAe-146-200A G-5-116 - November 23, 1988 Ferried Hatfield-Cambridge for conversion to Ansett requirements by Marshalls - February 28, 1989 Ferried Cambridge-Hatfield following completion of work - July 8, 1989 Sold to Ansett New Zealand - July 12, 1989 Entered onto the New Zealand Aircraft Register as ZK-NZA - July 15, 1989 Registered to Tasman Pacific Airlines of N.Z. Accepted by Ansett at Hatfield - July 15, 1989 Departed Hatfield on delivery flight to New Zealand - July 15, 1989 Arrived Christchurch at conclusion of delivery flight - July 19, 1989 Delivery route: Hatfield-Belgrade-Larnaca-Dubai-Muscat-Madras-Penang-Denpasar-Darwin-Brisbane Flight crew: Capts C. Smith, A. Hodges, M.J. Williams, J. Hunter; Engineer W. Treweek Operated first Ansett N.Z. revenue service - July 30, 1989 Converted to 146-200 standards and officially registered as such - December 11, 1990 Operated its last Ansett New Zealand revenue service - March 29, 1995 Withdrawn from use and prepared for delivery flight to Australia Ferried Christchurch-Brisbane - March 30, 1995 Cancelled from the New Zealand Aircraft Register - March 31, 1995 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-JJU - March 31, 1995 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd Configured with 78 economy seats Operated first Ansett Australia revenue service Cairns-Yulara-Perth as AN485 - May 27, 1995 Operated the final Ansett Perth-Barrow Is-Perth service (Capt B. Bardsley) - September 12, 1997 Operated its final Ansett revenue service Newman-Perth as AN335 - September 13, 2001 Flight crew: Capt G. Buchanan; F/O M. White Ansett suspended operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001 Placed in open storage at Perth Airport Repainted by Hawker Pacific at Perth Airport - April 2002 Offered for immediate sale by Ansett Administrators - October 2, 2001 Ferried Perth-Adelaide-Melbourne as AN4042 (Capt S. Henderson; F/O S. Marley) - April 24, 2002 Stored initially at the Ansett Terminal but later moved to the Maintenance Base Ansett Engineering quote aircraft had flown 32,754 hours with 28,573 cycles - June 27, 2002Aircraft remained unsold and removal of parts commence - October 16, 2003 Although parting for spares had commence this had not been completed - November 2005 Broken up at Tullamarine Airport - February 6, 2006 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - ? |
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