VH-BZL. Boeing 767-35HER. c/n 26387-445.

Was also registered as: S7-AAQ; EI-CJA; HB-IHT; C-GHLA.

 

 

Construction of this aircraft was completed at Everett (Paine Field) - July 1992

First flown - July 21, 1992

Delivered to C. Itoh Aerospace Finance - August 14, 1992

Entered onto the Seychelles Aircraft Register as S7-AAQ - ?

Leased to Air Europe S.p.A. Italy - August 14, 1992

Entered onto the Irish Aircraft Register as EI-CJA - December 22, 1993

Sub-leased to Gulf Air - June 01 to July 29, 1998

Sub-leased to Balair CTA Leisure - October 05, 1999

Cancelled from the Seychelles Aircraft Register - October ?, 1999

Entered onto the Swiss Aircraft Register as HB-IHT - October ?, 1999

Returned to C. Itoh Aerospace Finance - September 2000

Leased to Air Canada and sub-leased to Canadian Airlines - October 01, 2000

Cancelled from the Swiss Aircraft Register - ?

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GHLA - October ?, 2000

Leased to Ansett Australia - June 23, 2001

It arrived at Christchurch in the Ansett 'Starmark' livery as 'C-GHLA' - June 24, 2001

Cancelled from the Canadian Aircraft Register - June ?, 2001

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-BZL - June 26, 2001

Registered to Ansett Australia, Melbourne

Test flown at Christchurch as AN4595 - August 05, 2001

Ferried Christchurch - Melbourne (Tullamarine) as AN4419 - August 05, 2001

Operated its first revenue service Melbourne - Sydney (Captain A. Potts) as AN22 - August 11, 2001

Operated its final revenue service Brisbane - Sydney (Kingsford Smith) as AN155 - September 13, 2001

Stored at the Ansett Sydney Terminal when Ansett ceased all operations due to bankruptcy

Ferried Sydney (Kingsford Smith) - Auckland as AN4405 - November 14, 2001

Flight crew: Captain J. Wright; F/O J. Scholmann; Engineers A. Avent, M. Antoniou

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - November 15, 2001

The aircraft had flown 41,932 hours with 7,481 cycles to date

Entered onto the Canadian Aircraft Register as C-GHLA - November 15, 2001

Departed Auckland on return to Air Canada via Honolulu - Toronto - December 07, 2001

The aircraft sustained damage to the rear fuselage at Toronto - September 27, 2004

During push-back the tug driver pushed the aircraft through an adjacent fence

The aircraft was repaired and returned to service

It was transferred to Air Canada Rouge - 2016

Cabin reconfiguration and repainting was carried out at Singapore (Paya Lebar)

Ferried Singapore (Paya Lebar) - Vancouver - Toronto as AC7090 - April 11 - 12, 2016

Operated its final revenue service Toronto (Pearson) - Jacksonville (Cecil) - April 14, 2020

Withdrawn from service and stored at Jacksonville (Cecil)

Current with Air Canada Rouge

 

 

S7-AAQ. Air Europe - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, September 1992.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-092.)

S7-AAQ. Air Europe - in the standard livery at Milan Airport, October 1992.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-093.)

EI-CJA. Air Europe - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, June 1996.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-076.)

HB-IHT. Balair - in the standard livery at Zurich Airport, December 1999.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-090.)

HB-IHT. Balair - in the standard livery with additional 'The Blue Window' titles at Zurich Airport, August 19, 2000.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-850.)

C-GHLA. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Toronto Pearson International Airport, June 2001.

(T. Kim Copyright Image 4650-216.)

VH-BZL. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, September 2001.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-260.)

C-GHLA. Ansett Australia - in the 'Starmark' livery at Auckland Airport, November 2001.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-261.)

C-GHLA. Air Canada - in the standard livery at Toronto Pearson International Airport, November 2006.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 4650-067.)