VH-RON. Boeing 737-4L7. c/n 26960-2483.

Was also registered as: C2-RN10; ZS-OAA.

 

 

This aircraft was ordered by Air Nauru - ?

Rolled off the Boeing production line at Seattle - May 07, 1993

Powered by CFM International CFM-56-3C1 engines

First flown as C2-RN10 - May 24, 1993

Entered onto the Nauru Aircraft Register as C2-RN10 - May 1993

Accepted by Air Nauru at Seattle (Boeing Field) - June 09, 1993

The aircraft was named 'President Hammer De Roburt'

Departed Seattle (Boeing Field) on the delivery flight to Australia as ON1121 - June 21, 1993

It arrived Melbourne (Tullamarine) on completion of the delivery flight - June 23, 1993

Delivery route: Seattle (Boeing Field) - Port Angeles - Honolulu - Majuro - Nauru - Melbourne

This aircraft was based and maintained in Melbourne by Australian Airlines

Operated its first revenue service Melbourne - Sydney - Noumea - Nauru as ON120 - July 03, 1993

Leased to Norfolk Jet Express several days a week whilst still operating Air Nauru services - April 24, 1995

Leased to Kiwi International Airlines, New Zealand - May 03, 1996

Returned to Air Nauru at the end of the lease - September 1996

Cancelled from the Nauru Aircraft Register - June 26, 1998

Entered onto Australian Aircraft Register as VH-RON - June 26, 1998

Registered to International Lease Finance Corporation

Leased to Qantas Airways Ltd, Sydney as the registered operator on behalf of Air Nauru

It was dry leased to Air Nauru by Qantas Airways

Entered long-term maintenance at the Melbourne (Tullamarine) Qantas Jet Base - April 23 to July 09, 2003

Operated its final revenue service Norfolk Island - Brisbane as QF394 - December 17, 2005

Ferried Brisbane - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as ON401 for storage - December 18, 2005

Repossessed by US Export-Import Bank and stored at the Qantas Maintenance Base - December 18, 2005

It was offered for sale by tender

Registered to Hydraqua, Mount Eliza, Victoria - February 02, 2006

Moved from storage to the Qantas hangar for overhaul - October 08, 2006

Cancelled from Australian Aircraft Register - November 10, 2006

Entered onto South African Aircraft Register as ZS-OAA - November 2006

Registered to Comair South Africa

Test flown at Melbourne (Tullamarine) after maintenance - November 10 - 11, 2006

Departed Melbourne (Tullamarine) on the ferry flight to South Africa - November 12, 2006

Ferry route: Melbourne - Port Headland - Cocos Islands - Male - Mahe - Johannesburg

Operated by Comair as a British Airways franchise in the British Airways livery and Comair titles

Operated its first Comair revenue service Johannesburg - Mauritius as BA6399 - March 10, 2007

Current status - ?

 

 

VH-RON. Air Nauru - 'President Hammer De Roburt' in the standard livery at Brisbane Airport, September 25, 2005.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-282.)

ZS-OAA. British Airways - in the standard livery at Johannesburg Airport, March 2007.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4620-411.)