VH-CZI Douglas DC-9-31

Last of three additional airframes ordered new by Ansett Airlines - 1968

First flown at Long Beach as VH-CZI - February 1971

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-CZI - February 17, 1971

Registered to Ansett Transport Industries (Operations) Pty Ltd, Melbourne

Accepted by Ansett at Long Beach - February 18, 1971

Departed Long Beach on the delivery flight to Australia - February 18, 1971

Arrived Melbourne (Essendon) Airport on completion of the delivery flight - February 21, 1971

Delivery route: Long Beach - Honolulu - Pago Pago - Tontouta - Melbourne

Flight crew: Captains R. Pyke, A. McNaughton. M. Price; Navigator W. C. Kennedy

Operated first revenue service Melbourne (Essendon) - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - February 24, 1971

Operated final revenue service Adelaide - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as AN213 - June 30, 1981

Placed in open storage at Melbourne (Tullamarine) Airport

The aircraft had flown 26,243 hours

Departed Melbourne on the ferry flight to the United States - July 11, 1981

Ferry route: Melbourne - Nadi - Pago Pago - Hilo - Seattle - Amarillo - St Petersburg (Clearwater)

Flight crew: Captains J. Duff, B. King, J. Dorward; Engineer R. Horkings

Sold to Midway Airlines Inc

Overhauled by Air International Inc and converted to U. S. standards

Entered onto the United States Aircraft Register as N930ML - August 25, 1981

Registered to Midway Airlines Inc

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - September 04, 1981

Sold to Midway Airlines Inc - September 10, 1981

Sold to Investors Asset Holding Corp - June 28, 1989

Leased to Midway Airlines as the registered operator

Lease terminated by Midway Airlines and returned to Investors Assest Holding - November 14, 1991

Ferried to Marana, Arizona for storage - November 1991

Sold to ABL USA Enterprises Inc - March 19, 1993

Sold to Global Aircraft Sales Inc - April 1993

Leased to Zuliana de Aviacion t/a Zuliana Air - June 3, 1993

Entered onto the Venezuelan Aircraft Register as YV-458C - June 1993

Registered to Global Aircraft Sales Inc

Leased to Zuliana de Aviacion as the registered operator

Cancelled from the United States Aircraft Register - June 08, 1993

Zuliana ceased operations due to financial difficulties - February 28, 1997

Returned to Global Aircraft Sales when Zuliana when suspended operations

Withdrawn from use and stored at Maracaibo Airport.

Observed intact in the storage area at Maracaibo - November 17, 2012

VH-CZI. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, April 1978.

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VH-CZI. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 1979.

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VH-CZI. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 1979.

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VH-CZI. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 1979.

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VH-CZI. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, April 1979.

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VH-CZI. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 1980.

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VH-CZI. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 1980.

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VH-CZI. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, January 1980.

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VH-CZI. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, May 1980.

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VH-CZI. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 1980.

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VH-CZI. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, September 1980.

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VH-CZI. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery with additional 'Official Carrier Commonwealth Games Brisbane 1982' titles at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, December 1980.

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VH-CZI. Ansett Airlines of Australia - in the 'delta' livery with additional 'Official Carrier Commonwealth Games Brisbane 1982' titles at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, April 1981.

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N930ML. Midway - in the original livery at an unknown airport, December 1981.

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N930ML. Midway Metrolink - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, August 1983.

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N930ML. Midway - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, February 1988.

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N930ML. Midway - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, May 1993.