VH-HYH. Airbus A320-211. c/n 030. Was also registered as: F-GZZZ. |
This aircraft was the last of eight Airbus A320 aircraft ordered new by Ansett First flown at Toulouse (Blagnac) as 'F-WWDI' - January 17, 1989 Ferried Toulouse - Hamburg (Finkenwerder) and stored in the Ansett livery - February 1989 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-HYH - May 23, 1989 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne The aircraft was configured with 24 First Class and 108 Economy Class seats but this was variable Accepted by Ansett at Toulouse - May 23, 1989 Departed Toulouse (Blagnac) on the delivery flight to Australia - May 26, 1989 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - May 29, 1989 Delivery route: Toulouse - Athens - Dubai - Bangkok - Darwin - Sydney - Melbourne Flight crew: Captains W. Hanrahan, F. Boomsma; Engineers M. McIntyre, B. Laws, G. Sertori Operated first revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Coolangatta (Captain C. Williams) as AN88 - August 03, 1989 Withdrawn from use awaiting overhaul Melbourne (Tullamarine) - May 2001 to August 2001 Operated its last revenue service Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Perth as AN167 - September 13, 2001 Ansett ceased operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001 It was parked at Perth following suspension of all Ansett operations Re-entered Ansett service under administration Perth - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as AN318 - October 08, 2001 Operated its final revenue service Brisbane - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as AN211 - March 04, 2002 Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Melbourne (Tullamarine) for storage as AN4049 - March 04, 2002 Advertised for immediate sale by the Ansett Administrators Ansett Engineering quote the aircraft had flown 38,153 hours with 21,196 cycles - June 27, 2002 Test flown Melbourne (Tullamarine) as AN1001 - June 03 and June 23, 2004 Advertised for sale by Pembroke Capital Ltd as appointed remarketing agents - June 16, 2004 Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to St Nazaire, France as AN320 - July 02, 2004 It arrived at St Nazaire, France on completion of the ferry flight - July 04, 2004 Ferry route: Melbourne - Learmonth - Male - Bahrain - Malta - St Nazaire Flight crew: Captain G. Lowe; F/O D. Jordan; Engineer Y. Moses This was the final ex Ansett A320 to depart Australia Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - July 13, 2004 Entered onto the French Aircraft Register as F-GZZZ - July 13, 2004 It was observed at Toulouse being prepared for lease to Eagle Aviation - July 27, 2004 Entered service with Eagle Aviation at Charles de Gaulle Airport - August 08, 2004 Advertised for sale by Pembroke Capital with continued lease to Eagle - October 12, 2004 Sub-leased to Air Algerie in all white livery - April 01, 2005 Returned to Eagle Aviation and observed at Charles de Gaulle Airport - October 09, 2005 Sub-leased to Mahan Air, Iran - January 13, 2006 It was observed at Dubai in the Mahan Air livery - January 13, 2006 Sold to Aeroturbine Inc - September 2006 Departed Amman on the ferry flight to the United States - September 27, 2006 It arrived at Goodyear, Arizona on completion of the ferry flight in the 'Mahan Air' livery - September 29, 2006 Ferry route: Amman - Paris (Orly) - Reykjavik - Keflavik - Goodyear Registered as N301AT on a Temporary Certificate - November 11, 2006 Registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA Trustee It was observed in a hangar at Goodyear as 'F-GZZZ' - December 14, 2006 Aircraft was scrapped on site at Goodyear - ? The temporary United States Aircraft Registration was cancelled - March 28, 2012 |
VH-HYH. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, February 1990. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-087.) |
VH-HYH. Ansett Australia - in the 'Flag' livery at Brisbane Airport, December 1992. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-095.) |
VH-HYH. Ansett Australia - in the 'Flag' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, July 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0321-226.) |
VH-HYH. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Brisbane Airport, December 1994. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-094.) |
VH-HYH. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, June 1997. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0321-227.) |
VH-HYH. Ansett - in the 'all-white' livery at Malta Airport, July 2004. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-049.) |
F-GZZZ. Eagle Aviation - in the 'all-white' livery at Paris Orly Airport, September 2004. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-065.) |
F-GZZZ. Air Algerie - in the 'all-white' livery at Paris Orly Airport, August 2005. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-064.) |
F-GZZZ. Air Algerie - in the 'all-white' livery at Paris Orly Airport, October 2005. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0320-078.) |