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Withdrawn from use awaiting overhaul Melbourne (Tullamarine) - May 2001 to August 2001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.)