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VH-CZP. Boeing 737-377. c/n 24305-1641. Was also registered as: N115AW; S7-ABA; S2-AEB; PK-MBO. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Ansett Airlines - June 21, 1985 The finance was provided via Credit Lyonnais Australia Ltd, Nord LB and Sumitomo International Finance Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle (Renton) - October 30, 1988 First flown as VH-CZP - November 10, 1988 Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZP - November 28, 1988 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne Accepted by Ansett at Seattle (Boeing Field) - November 28, 1988 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as AN41 - November 28, 1988 It arrived at Brisbane on completion of the delivery flight - December 01, 1988 Delivery route: Seattle - Kailua/Kona (overnight) - Nadi (overnight) - Brisbane Flight crew: Captains N. Day, R. Nunn; F/O Captain A. Leatch; LAMEs R. Hargraves, E. Gross Operated its first revenue service Brisbane - Coolangatta - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - December 10, 1988 It was leased to America West Airlines during the pilots' dispute - October 1989 Departed Brisbane on the ferry flight to the United States (Phoenix, Arizona) - October 19, 1989 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 30, 1989 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N115AW - November 30, 1989 Registered to Transpacific Enterprises Inc, Bellevue, WA Leased to America West Airlines as the registered operator It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) at end of the lease to America West Airlines - April 30, 1990 Cancelled from the American Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZP - May 01, 1990 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne Operated its first Ansett revenue service Melbourne (Tullamarine) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - May 04, 1990 This aircraft was the first Ansett aircraft to appear in the 'Flag' or 'Union Jack' livery - October 04, 1990 Ansett suspended all operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001 Operated its final revenue Ansett service Canberra - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as AN165 - September 14, 2001 It was placed in storage at the Ansett Hangar area at Melbourne (Tullamarine) Airport Advertised for immediate sale by Aviation Capital Group - December 20, 2001 It had flown 37,683 hours with 25,652 cycles - June 27, 2002 Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - September 10, 2002 Entered onto the Seychelles Aircraft Register as S7-ABA - September 10, 2002 Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to Singapore in the Ansett livery - September 12, 2002 Ferry route: Melbourne - Darwin - Paya Lebar (Singapore) Stored at Singapore by Regionair Pte Ltd (Leasing Company) in the basic Ansett livery without titles Leased to Biman Bangladesh Airlines - January 31, 2003 Cancelled from the Seychelles Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the Bangladesh Aircraft Register as S2-AEB - ? Returned to ST Aerospace Ltd - April 2004 Leased to Merpati Nusantara Airlines - May 04, 2004 Cancelled from the Bangladesh Aircraft Register - ? Entered onto the Indonesian Aircraft Register as PK-MBO - ? Reportedly stored and awaiting scrapping - November 2008 |
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N115AW. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 1989. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4622-012.) |
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N115AW. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, May 01, 1990. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4620-421.) |
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VH-CZP. Ansett Australia - in the 'Flag' livery at an unknown location, October 1990. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-213.) |
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VH-CZP. Ansett Australia - in the 'Flag' livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-031.) |
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VH-CZP. Ansett Australia - in the 'Flag' livery at Brisbane Airport, date unknown. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-030.) |
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VH-CZP. Ansett Australia - in the 'Flag' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 1993. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-263.) |
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VH-CZP. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Brisbane Airport, April 1996. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-032.) |
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VH-CZP. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery with additional 'Official Airline of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games' titles at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, March 1999. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4623-389.) |
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S7-ABA. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, September 2002. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-481.) |