VH-JJS. British Aerospace 146-200A. c/n E2093.

Was also registered as: LZ-HBC.

 

Originally ordered by Servico Acoreano de Transportes Aereas (SATA Air Acores) but it was not taken up

First flown as 'G-5-093' - December 23, 1987

Acquired by Ansett W. A.

Leased from J. L Capricorn Lease Company

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-JJS - October 27, 1988

Registered to Ansett Transport Industriaes (Operations) Pty Ltd. Melbourne

It was configured to seat 80 economy class passengers but was later reduced to 78 seats

Accepted by Ansett at Hatfield - October 27, 1988

Departed Hatfield on delivery flight to Australia as AWA03 - October 27, 1988

It arrived at Perth on completion of the delivery flight - October 29, 1988

Delivery route: Hatfield - Larnaca - Bombay - Madras - Medan - Singapore - Denpasar - Perth

Flight crews: Captains B. Poole, S. Taylor, T. Burgess; Engineer M. Eddy (to Dubai)

Captains T. Turner, S Bardsley, H. van Wees; Engineer P. Kember (Dubai - Singapore)

Captains K. Marshall, G. Dutton; Engineer W. Finn (Singapore - Perth)

Operated its first revenue service Perth - Karratha - Port Headland as MV320 - November 02, 1988

Transferred to Ansett Australia when Ansett W .A. operations were merged - July 01, 1993

Sold to ANZ Investment Bank and leased back to Ansett Australia - March 1998

Operated its final revenue service Broome - Perth as AN393 - September 13, 2001

Ansett suspended operations due to bankruptcy - September 13, 2001

The aircraft was placed in open storage at Perth Airport

Sold to Hawker Pacific Aviation, Yagoona, N. S. W. - June 2002

Registered to Hawker Pacific Aviation - June 11, 2002

Ansett Engineering quote that the aircraft had flown 40,775 hours with 26,743 cycles - June 27, 2002

It was observed at Perth in the Ansett 'Starmark' livery - February 12, 2003

Reportedly underwent spar repairs at Perth - March 2003

Offered for immediate sale by BAe Systems on behalf of the ANZ Bank

Underwent ground-running tests at Perth - December 19, 2003

Sold to Hemus Air, Bulgaria - December 2004

Departed Perth on the ferry flight to Bulgaria in the Ansett 'Starmark' livery - December 22, 2004

Ferry route: Perth - Learmonth - Christmas Is - Medan - Colombo - Mumbai - Sharjar - Nicosia - Sofia

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 18, 2005

Entered onto the Bulgarian Aircraft Register as LZ-HBC - January 2005

Operated its first revenue service with Hemus Air in all-white livery - June 17, 2005

It was observed at Koln with 'SOGAS.IT' titles - June 03, 2006

Leased to Interstate Airlines BV, Netherlands as the registered operator - August 2006

Returned to Hemus Air at the end of the lease - ?

Leased to Ballair, Albania as the rergistered operator - May 2007

Returned to Hemus Air at the end of the lease - January 14, 2008

Operated its final Hemus Air service - December 01, 2012

It was observed stored without engines at Sofia - May 2014

It was observed at Sofia awaitting scrapping - March 2016

Scrapped at Sofia - ?

 

 

VH-JJS. Ansett W.A. - in the 'Southern Cross' livery at Perth Airport, August 1990.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-068.)

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

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-170.)

VH-JJS. Ansett Australia - in the 'Union Jack' livery at Perth Airport, February 1994.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-087.)

VH-JJS. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Cairns Airport, September 1999.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-171.)

LZ-HBC. Hemus Air - in the all-white livery at an unknown airport, September 2005.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-655.)

LZ-HBC. Interstate Airlines - in the standard livery with additional 'Sogas.it' titles at Bologna Airport, June 2006.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-145.)

LZ-HBC. Interstate Airlines - in the standard livery with additional 'Sogas.it' titles at Milan Airport, June 2006.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-210.)

LZ-HBC. Hemus Air - in the all-white livery at an unknown airport, March 2007.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-211.)

LZ-HBC. Belleair - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, August 2007.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-212.)

LZ-HBC. Belleair - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, August 2007.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 0414-213.)