VH-JJW. BAe 146-200-11. c/n E2110.


Built at the British Aerospace Hatfield plant

First flown as G-5-110 - September 15, 1988

Ferried Hatfield-Cambridge for conversion to Ansett requirements - September 15, 1988

Conversion completed and returned to Hatfield - February 17, 1989

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-JJW - February 28, 1989

Registered to Ansett Transport Industriaes (Operations) Pty Ltd

Configured to seat 80 economy class passengers but reduced to 78 seats

Departed Hatfield on delivery flight to Australia - March 1, 1989

Arrived Perth at conclusion of delivery flight - March 5, 1989

Delivery route: Hatfield-Belgrade-Larnaca-BombayMadras-Medan-Singapore-Denpasar-Perth

Flight crew: Capts B. Poole, G. James, C. Bertelli, G. Bardsley; Engineers P. Kember, D. Martin

Operated first Ansett revenue service Perth-Karratha - March 14, 1989

Transferred to Ansett Australia when Ansett W.A. operations were merged

Was first Ansett W.A. aircraft to acquire new Ansett Australia livery

Operated inaugural Ansett Australia Perth-Christmas Is-Cocos Is service as AN430 - September 4, 1993

Operated final Ansett Australia service Perth-Cocos Is-Christmas Is-Perth as AN2878/2879

(Capts Kennedy, C. Walker) - October 26, 1997

Operated last Ansett revenue service Ayers Rock (Yulara) - Perth as AN367 - September 13, 2001

Ansett suspended operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001

Stored at Perth Airport and offered for immediate sale by Ansett Administrators - October 2, 2001

Ferried Perth-Melbourne as AN4407 - October 9, 2001

Chartered by Federal Liberal Party for use by John Howard during election campaign - October 10, 2001

Performed numerous charters to different Australian cities

Ferried Brisbane-Melbourne as AN4405 - December 17, 2001

Stored outside at Ansett's Maintenance area at Tullamarine Airport

Ansett Engineering quote aircraft had flown 40,666 hours with 23,416 cycles - June 27, 2002

Observed outside the Ansett Maintenance area with some parts missing - October 2004

Aircraft could have been sold intact at this stage but required a wing inspection and repair

Estimated cost of $US 800,000 considered uneconomic and aircraft slated for scrapping

Fuselage reduced to scrap metal at Melbourne Airport - February 7, 2006

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register -


VH-JJW. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Airport, December 1990.

 

VH-JJW. Ansett W.A. - in the 'Union Jack' livery at Perth Airport, February 1992.

VH-JJW. Ansett W.A. - in the 'Union Jack' livery at Perth Airport, January 1994.

VH-JJW. Ansett Australia - in the 'Union Jack' livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown.