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VH-CZS. Boeing 737-277A. c/n 22651-819. Was also registered as: N184AW. |
This aircraft was ordered new by Ansett Airlines - March 17, 1980 Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle - November 04, 1981 First flown as 'VH-CZS' - November 24, 1981 Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZS - December 03, 1981 Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne Accepted by Ansett at Seattle (Boeing Field) - December 09, 1981 Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia - December 11, 1981 It arrived at Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - December 14, 1981 Delivery route: Seattle - San Francisco - Hilo - Pago Pago - Nadi - Melbourne Flight crew: Captains C. Bird, R. Jaensch; LAME R. Baldwin Operated its first revenue service Melbourne - Sydney (Captain P. Tyers) as AN2076 - December 23, 1981 Operated its final revenue service Brisbane - Melbourne (Captain M. Hickman) as AN2057 - January 04, 1987 The aircraft was withdrawn from service having flown 12,300 hours Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to the United States as AN557 - January 09, 1987 Ferry route: Melbourne - Nadi - Apia - Hilo - Everett (Paine Field) Flight crew: Captains D. James, D. Wyatt; LAME J. Anderson Sold to Wilmington Trust Co - January 1987 Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - February 03, 1987 Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N184AW - February 05, 1987 Registered to Wilmington Trust Co, Wilmington, DE Leased to America West Airlines as the registered operator Converted to America West configuration by Tramco at Everett (Paine Field) with 8 First / 105 Economy seats Operated its final America West revenue service Oakland - Phoenix as HP277 - January 08, 2004 It was observed at Phoenix in the basic 'America West' livery - January 11, 2004 Sold to Alameda Corp c/- Jetran International Ltd, San Antonio, Texas - February 08, 2004 Ferried Phoenix - Mojave for storage and probable scrapping - February 18, 2004 Registered to Alameda Corp c/- Jetran International Ltd, San Antonio, Texas - March 01, 2004 It was observed stored at Mojave without engines - September 19, 2005 Sold to Jetran International - January 17, 2006 Sold to MAA - February 28, 2006 Scrapped at Mojave Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - November 2008 |
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VH-CZS. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 16, 1982. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4622-165.) |
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VH-CZS. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 1982. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4622-062.) |
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VH-CZS. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 1985. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4622-063.) |
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VH-CZS. Ansett - in the 'Southern Cross' livery with additional '50 Years Birthday' decal at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, December 1986. (R. N. Smith Copyright Image 4622-064.) |
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N184AW. America West Airlines - in the standard livery at Los Angeles Airport, March 1987. (R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-043.) |